residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
rich person; wealthy person
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
interior design; interior; upholstery
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to face on; to look out on to
shoji (paper sliding door)
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
sukashibori; fretwork; openwork
living room (Western style); sitting room
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to provide; to arrange; to install
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
ten; 10; ten years of age
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)