interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
shoji (paper sliding door)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
deceased father; late father
connection; link; relationship
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
kindness; intimacy; friendship
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
conviction; belief; confidence
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to be done; to be practiced; to be practised; to take place; to be held; to be prevalent
whether one wants to or not; without choice