second-hand shop; recycle shop
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
outside world; physical world
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
pleasant feeling; good vibes
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
periodic; regular; routine
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
society; public; community; social studies
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to subsist; to keep on living
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
having a good atmosphere; atmospheric; romantic