dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
interior design; interior; upholstery
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
wrestlers from the same stable
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
sleepover; overnight stay
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to turn right; to turn to the right
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
high spirits; gleeful mood
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
low dining table; tea table
cake served with tea; teacake
to get between; to be caught in
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
very busy (person or thing)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath