bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
to look around; to survey
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
dining; dining room; meal
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
built-in kitchen; integrated kitchen system
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
interior design; interior; upholstery
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
rich person; wealthy person
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
general; popular; common; typical
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
one flower; single flower; success; prosperity
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
really; truly; indeed; good grief
living by oneself; living alone
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum