bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
interior design; interior; upholstery
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
wooden house; frame house (building)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
collection of books; (personal) library
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
confections; sweets; candy; cake
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
living by oneself; living alone
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
how; in what way; circumstances
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about