to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
that day; the very same day
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
true state; actual condition; reality
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
position; location; base; point; site
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
househusband; stay-at-home dad
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
new book; new publication
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to jump up and down; to hop