residence; housing; residential building
research; study; investigation
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
comparatively; relatively
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
general; popular; common; typical
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
baton (of command); order; command; direction
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to give directions; to issue instructions
such; this sort of; like this
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that