one's possessions; ownership
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
mediator; manager; caretaker
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
box for holding papers or stationery
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
plump; chubby; voluptuous
to put on flesh; to get fat; to gain weight
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
older brother; elder brother
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
shop; small store; business; firm
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included