to get slightly dirty (all over)
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
gate (of a property); (in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
dull sound; muffled sound
disconnection; interruption; burn-out
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
visit (from someone); call
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
scale; scope; plan; structure
traditional style of Japanese architecture with a steep thatched roof
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
to rebuild; to reconstruct
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
weight stone (placed on pickles)
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
swallow's nest; swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
ancestor; forefather; foremother
traditional; customary; conventional
dwelling; house; residence; address
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
wintertime; winter season
cultural assets; cultural property
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
wind blowing snow down a mountain; removing snow from the roof of a house
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of