upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to have an underbite; to have a protruding chin; to be concaved; to have a concave shape
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
form; method; system; formula
evening meal; dinner; supper
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to delight; to please; to make (someone) happy; to give pleasure (to)
hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
yeah, yeah; sure, sure; yes; sure; gotcha
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
how; in what way; I wonder
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
to transmit by word of mouth
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
keeping well (of food); keeping for a long time
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
needy circumstances; living in poverty
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
to destroy; to break; to damage
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago