cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
cannot be helped; unavoidable
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
interior; inside; internal
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
piece of wood at the front edge of an entranceway floor; front portion of the floor of the genkan
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to push down; to press down; to force down; to depress
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
genuine article; real thing; real deal
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
living-cum-dining room; combined living room and dining room
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
ascending and descending; going up and down
function; facility; faculty; feature