to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
in name only; titular; nominal
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
is something that; is that which
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
sorry; excuse me; thank you
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
changing clothes; change of clothes
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
par; equivalence; face value; parity
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
boarder; boarding student
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
I don't want to boast but
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles