step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
light bulb; incandescent light bulb
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
square metre; square meter
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
older sister; elder sister
Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
on the occasion of; at the time of
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to blaze; to burn brightly
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
while; even though; despite
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew