bungalow; one-story house
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
raised-floor-style (granary, truck, etc.)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
man; male; masculine gender
several people; a few people
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
sleepover; overnight stay
of course; certainly; naturally
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
beyond this point; from now on; after this
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...