not yet known; unknown; strange
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
alien (from another planet)
telecommunications; correspondence
number one; first; best; most; game; round
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
stairs; stairway; staircase
front entrance; front door
pitch dark; total darkness
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
the whole area; all areas
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
useless; vain; aimless; idle
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning