in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
to be needed; to be wanted
time; hour; season; time of the year
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
course; route; path; process; means
course; route; path; process; means
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
older brother; elder brother
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
higher commercial school (pre-WWII); commercial college
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
(social) position; status
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof