comparatively; relatively
single-storied house; single-storied building
open; spacious; extensive
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
crash; smash; crunch; bang
everyday life; daily life
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
lightly pickled vegetables
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
caller; visitor; company; guest
being completely naked; (in) one's birthday suit
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
tiled; covered with tiles
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
region; limits; stage; level
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
continuing one's education into high school
way of speaking; intimation
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
almost every day; almost daily
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to care for someone; to look after someone
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
bathing; going in the bath
pajama party; pyjama party; slumber party
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
baby doll; women's sleepwear