to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to fall out and be replaced; to shed; to moult (molt)
to be transparent; to show through
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
younger scholar; future reference
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
two (long cylindrical things)
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
lazy; idle; indolence; laziness; sloth
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate