to begin (doing); to start (doing)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
transom; skylight; dormer window
ray (of light); beam; light
Japanese chin (dog breed); Japanese spaniel
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to try to do; to attempt to do
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
doctors; teachers; lawyers
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to face on; to look out on to
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
kunenbo (Citrus reticulata); king mandarin
walking briskly; determinedly
Buddhist (household) altar
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
easygoing; unconventional; happy-go-lucky; light
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
residing; living; dwelling
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description