leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
proposal; offer; request; application
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to put on airs; to assume importance
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
murder; killing; murderer
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to move (house); to change residence
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
modesty; humility; being humble
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor