to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
hey there; I say; see here
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
major cleanup; spring cleaning
study; library; den; home office; reading room
changing clothes; change of clothes
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops