to talk (a person) down; to confute
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to listen to in an ecstasy
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
sympathy; compassion; pity
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
scholarship; scientific attainments
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
bungalow; one-story house
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
interior; inside; internal
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
steamship (shipping) company
living room (Japanese-style)
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
absence; disregard; indifference
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
bath heated directly from beneath, with a floating wooden lid on which the bather sits causing it to sink
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
rebirth; new birth; nascent