painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
dozens; scores of; decades
to live; to reside; to inhabit
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
having a garden; with a garden
snugly; cosily; compactly
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
to lead a life; to live a life
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
space; interval; space character; whitespace
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
window-side; window (seat, e.g. on a plane)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
smallish; on the small side
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
outside (the room, building); outdoors
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest