first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
living room (Western style); sitting room
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
vassals; retainers; followers
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to become settled; to be fixed
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
sweet voice; seductive voice
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
in deep black; in jet black
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material