place; situation; position; location
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
conviction; belief; confidence
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
neighbouring house; neighboring house
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
rain and wind; driving rain
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
third stage; three stages
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)
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh