condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
beyond that point; after that
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
program (e.g. TV); programme
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
legless chair (used in a room with tatami flooring)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
nonchalantly; without a care
tartan (i.e. plaid pattern or fabric)
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal