from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
household; home; family; housekeeping
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; reclining dragon
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
scarlet-threaded suit of armor (armour)
history; pedigree; lineage
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria