absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
sales; amount sold; proceeds
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
presumption; assumption; estimation
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
beyond one's means or position
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
Western food; Western-style food
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
postwar period; period after Second World War
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
tenderhearted; faint of heart
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
time; season; period; phase; stage
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
good prospects; full of hope; promising
branch office; branch store
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
commerce; trade; business
center; centre; metropolis
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
sooner or later; in time; eventually