household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
-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
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be needed; to be wanted
busy; having no (free) time
even though; despite; when
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to hang (something) on the wall
incident; affair; happening; event
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to begin talking; to open up
failure; mistake; blunder
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to pass (of time); to elapse
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to speak; to hear a voice
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
of course; certainly; naturally
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month