height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
non-commissioned military rank; military academy
senior high school; high school
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
contradiction; inconsistency
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
population ageing (aging)
private funeral; secret burial
(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
apparently; appears to be
to be sooty; to be stained
Buddhist (household) altar
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
kitchen; financial situation
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles