your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
kitchen; financial situation
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
while; during (the time when)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
difference; discrepancy; variation
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled