living room (Western style); sitting room
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
open; spacious; extensive
shoji (paper sliding door)
landscape gardening; landscape architecture
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...