old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
personage; person (deserving of respect)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
dozens; scores of; decades
ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
standing tree; standing timber
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
summer vacation; summer holiday
lingering illness; chronic ill health; long-term malaise of uncertain origin
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace