guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
furnishings; implements; equipment
study; library; den; home office; reading room
low table; table with very short legs
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
corridor; hallway; passageway
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
working; being employed; being hired
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
one's post; place of work; workplace
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
at least; at most; (even) just
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to live; to make a living; to get on with
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
practice; practising; experience