to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
corridor; hallway; passageway
stairs; stairway; staircase
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
the same generation; coeval
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
imagination; supposition; guess
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
don't you think?; indicates question
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
light; easy; non-serious; minor
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)