to have orderly plans; to be systematic
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
and yet; despite (all) that
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to hurt someone's feelings; to offend someone
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
literally; to the letter; literal
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
(clenched) fist; knuckles
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
in puffs; in whiffs; in flashes
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
existing in opposition or interdependence
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
manly; masculine; like a man
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
family; members of a family
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
somehow; for some reason or other
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam