和室
Japanese-style room
→ There are hardly any Japanese-style rooms in Brazilian houses.
畳
tatami mat
→ I sat on the tatami and drank tea.
押し入れ
closet (for futons), built-in cupboard
→ I put the winter blankets away in the closet.
布団
futon, Japanese bedding
→ Because winter in São Paulo is cold, I took out the futon.
ガラス
glass
→ The window glass broke due to the strong wind.
カーテン
curtain
→ The sun is dazzling, so please close the curtains.
隅
corner, nook
→ A guitar is placed in the corner of the room.
家具
furniture
→ I bought new furniture for the living room.
棚
shelf, rack
→ Books are lined up on that shelf over there.
組み立てる
to assemble, to put together
→ I assembled the desk I bought online by myself.
引き出し
drawer
→ The passport is inside the desk drawer.
片づける
to tidy up, to put in order, to clean
→ I tidy up the room before the guests arrive.
片づく
to be put in order, to be tidied up
→ Finally, the room is tidied up.
整理する
to organize, to arrange, to sort out
→ I must organize my work documents.
動かす
to move, to shift (something)
→ Please move this sofa so I can clean.
動く
to move, to work, to function (machine)
→ The fan is not working due to the blackout.
花瓶
flower vase
→ I decorated the vase with beautiful flowers.
カレンダー
calendar
→ I marked the days off in red on the calendar.
ポスター
poster
→ A poster of Neymar is on the wall.
飾る
to decorate, to display
→ I decorated the house for Christmas.
貼る
to stick, to paste, to put up
→ I stuck a magnet from the pizzeria on the fridge.
(絵を)かける
to hang (a picture)
→ I hung a picture of the Christ the Redeemer statue.
(カレンダーが)かかる
to be hanging (calendar)
→ A Brazilian calendar is hanging over there.
(椅子に)かける
to sit down (on a chair)
→ Please sit on the chair and have some coffee.
暖房
heating, heater
→ In southern Brazil, heating is necessary in winter.
上げる
to turn up, to raise, to lift
→ Please turn up the volume of the music.
電源
power supply, power outlet
→ I want to charge my smartphone, where is the power outlet?
(電気を)つける
to turn on, to switch on (the light)
→ It's dark, so please turn on the light.
(テレビが)つく
to turn on, to switch on (TV turns on)
→ Suddenly the TV turned on by itself.
消す
to turn off, to switch off, to extinguish
→ Please turn off the lights when leaving the room.
消える
to go off, to be turned off, to disappear
→ The air conditioner turned off due to the power outage.
