bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to collapse into; to flop onto
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
living room (Western style); sitting room
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to collect; to assemble; to gather
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)