facing south; southern exposure
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
room detached from main house
dry riverbed; river beach
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
at least; at most; (even) just
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
association; society; organization; organisation
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
marriage proposal; marriage talks
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
(not so) much; (not) very
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
it's not like; it isn't as if
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
creditor; lender; credit side (of the ledger); method of lending
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
family; members of a family
an excuse; however; nonetheless
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
to allot; to distribute; to lay out; to divide among; to assign
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
dragonfly naiad; dragonfly nymph
custom; practice; convention; precedent