under the staircase; understairs
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
in the earth; in the ground; underground
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
nice; likeable; desirable
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
crude; immature; unpolished
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
rotten smell; putrid odor
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination; creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to sniff out; to get wind of
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
moderate; proper; just right
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence