box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
aging; wearing out; deterioration
to crack; to develop a crack
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
place for relaxation and refreshment
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
as; because; with; due to
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
nine parts; nine percent; almost
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
at first; initially; in the beginning
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
incident; affair; happening; event
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
having not the slightest idea
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
step; stride; counter for steps
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
information board; building directory
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate