old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
particularly; only; in the case of
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
class; heading; group; category
home page (of a website or browser); homepage; web page; website
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
every month; each month; monthly
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook