empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to become fluffy; to become fuzzy; to become nappy; to become rough; to become frayed
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
tea chest; box for tea utensils (tea ceremony)
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
for use by children; for children
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
paper-enclosed standing lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an oil lamp; taxi roof light
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
chest of drawers that also function as stairs
low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
without permission; without notice
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
industrial engineering; IE
email software; email program; mail program
wireless local area network; wireless LAN; WLAN
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)