striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
general public; the masses
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
as planned; according to plan
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; mountains and forests
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
rather; sooner; preferably
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
extremely muscular person; muscle-bound person
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse