neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to be conspicuous; to stand out
ten; 10; ten years of age
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
conviction; belief; confidence
interior design; interior; upholstery
until now; so far; up to the present
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
living; lifestyle; living room
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
low dining table; tea table
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to accept; to receive; to agree
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sincere; honest; faithful
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
space (room, area, outer space)
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that