veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
investigation; research; looking something up
teaching oneself; learning by oneself; self-study
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
commuting to school; school commute
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
few decades; many decades; several decades
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
apartment with one bedroom and a combined living room, dining room and kitchen
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant; renter
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
(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)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to sentence; to assign a penalty
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
refusal; rejection; denial; veto