household; home; family; housekeeping
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
inside one's heart; in one's mind
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
living room and bedroom; bed-sitter
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
cake or snack served with tea
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
ago; since; before; previous
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
single word; a few words; brief comment
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
low dining table; tea table
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
living room (Western style); sitting room
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen