my; one's own; personal; privately owned
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
to be sooty; to be stained
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
here and there; everywhere
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
bottle of perfume (scent)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to step over or across; to overcome
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to run through; to run past
to fall on one's backside
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to put one's hand on; to touch
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
pungent; irritating; acrid
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
covered with; stained; smeared
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to arrange (flowers); to plant
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
contrary to one's expectations