black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
memory; sense; experience
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to move (house); to change residence
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to care for someone; to look after someone
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
new building; new construction
to pass (of time); to elapse
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
all-night vigil over a body; wake
decoration; ornament; trimmings
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to alternate; to take turns
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
living; lifestyle; living room
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to watch over; to watch attentively
rebellious phase; rebellious age
right in the midst of; right at the height of