while; even though; despite
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
living; lifestyle; living room
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
so; like this; in this way
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
adds force or indicates command
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
stirring; slight movement
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
upper half of the body; upper body