to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
place; situation; position; location
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
honor; honour; credit; prestige
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
interior design; interior; upholstery
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
living by oneself; living alone
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
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
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
honorific/polite/humble prefix
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to apologize; to apologise