house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
store; reserve; stock; savings
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
baton (of command); order; command; direction
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
apologies for the crude food
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
belief; conviction; opinion
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)