giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; go-between; flattery; flatterer
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; flattery; flatterer; Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to employ; to hire; to charter
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
skillful penmanship; skilled calligrapher
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
more than anything; above all else
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
household; home; family; housekeeping
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
although I say; although one might say; although called
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to lie deep in; to extend far back
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
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
doing as one is told; yes-man
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
together (with); at the same time; in a lump