entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to say; to be called; to do
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to open; to unfold; to spread out
river; stream; River; the ... river
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
clanging; empty; deserted
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
landing place (e.g. for steamers); station (e.g. bus); terminal
scene; view; prospect; outlook
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
common gull (Larus canus); gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
storehouse; warehouse; godown
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility