suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
mutually; reciprocally; together
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
branch manager; manager of a branch office
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
pleasant chat; talking amiably; laughing over; funny story; jest; joke
sooner or later; in time; eventually
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
boastful speech; bragging
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy