entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
to keep a watchful eye on
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
house of a prince of the blood
property; fortune; means; assets
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
air conditioning; air cooling
air conditioning and heating
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
for dear life; barely escaping alive
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline