detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
primary school; elementary school; grade school
popular person; favorite; favourite
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
contrast; antithesis; comparison
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
while; during; performed in this condition
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
that day; the very same day
thunderous roar; roaring sound
ten-year-old; ten year old
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
alcohol; alcoholic drink; alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer