quiet and secluded life; quiet retreat; idle life
young master; son of a high-ranking person
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
copybook printed from the works of old masters of calligraphy
division into equal parts; equal parts
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
seventh day of the month; seven days
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to keep watch; to stand guard
and; thereupon; because of that
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to that degree; to that extent; that much
nonchalantly; without a care
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
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