indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
family name; lineage; birth; clan
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
Yangtze River; Changjiang River
lecture attendance; auditing
Hansen's disease; leprosy
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
reason; logic; method; system; order
dark-colored horse with a lustrous coat (coloured); white horse
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
prosperity; flourishing; success
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to pile up; to accumulate
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
illumination; decorative lighting
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
type of artificial flower which "blossoms" when placed in water
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
The Doll's House (play by Ibsen)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
thick makeup; heavy makeup
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
large crowd; mass of people
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour