heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
untouched; unused; intact
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to gather; to collect; to assemble
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as