cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
another thing; exception; special case
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to lie down; to throw oneself down
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
left breast; left side of the chest
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft