stopping at; going no further than
house to house; door to door
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
greeting; a fine thing to say
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
confinement (for childbirth); bed used by a woman in childbirth; postpartum period; postnatal period
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
torii; Shinto shrine archway
great authority; eminent person; luminary
the other day; some time ago; recently
synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline
to know (a person); to think
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage