promotion; advancement; rising in rank
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
electricity; (electric) light
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to lie down; to throw oneself down
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
don't you think?; indicates question
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
student (esp. a university student)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
working adult; full-fledged member of society
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
surroundings; environs; circumference
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson