and then; and so; and; so then
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
bank; banking institution
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman
coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
Mahayana (Buddhism); the Great Vehicle; large passenger vehicle
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
capable person; shrewd person
Department of the Imperial Household
court lady; lady-in-waiting
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
tenement house; row house
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
serious; not joking; straight