wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
bungalow; one-story house
residence; housing; residential building
garage; carport; depot (trains, buses, etc.)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
square metre; square meter
burned down; entirely destroyed
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
119; ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number
fire brigade; fire company
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to escape death; to be saved from death
the (above-mentioned) authorities; police (from said station)
on-the-spot investigation
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
both sides; two sides; double-sided
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
national polity; National Athletic Meet
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
fourth day of the month; four days
social page (of newspaper); local news page
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
shopping basket; market basket