general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
home; household; family; hearth
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
source of information; intelligence source; message source
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
pointing out; identification
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
living; lifestyle; living room
open; spacious; extensive
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
many; much; plenty; hardly
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to be too numerous; to be too much