used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to offer for sale; to put on the market
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
alone; by oneself; on one's own
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
body; physical system; (the) person
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
please (give me); please (do for me)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
weight stone (placed on pickles)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress