interference; intervention; meddling
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
while alive; during one's lifetime
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
modern state; modern nation
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
at that time; in those days
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
stylish; smart; (hair) dressed in a Western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
way (of doing); manner; method; means
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
postman; postwoman; postal delivery worker
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
destination (of a letter, parcel, etc.); receiver's address; consignee
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
(coin) purse with a metal clasp
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
Jonathan; Jonathan's (family restaurant)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort