to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
one's house; one's home; one's family
to arrive home; to return
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
kitchen; financial situation
kitchen (in a restaurant); cook; chef
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
speech; expression; wording; language
short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store
keeping accounts; balancing accounts
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
living room (Western style); sitting room
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
plump; with a thud; heavily
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
living room (Japanese-style)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
spirit; heart; disposition
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
very much; exceedingly; extremely
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
make; workmanship; preparation
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
visibly; openly; publicly
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)