house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
living in the mountains; house in the mountains
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
Madadayo!(No, Not Yet!) (film)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be silent; to say nothing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
extremely; very; really; super; so