wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
tenement house; row house
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
administrative staff; business clerk; clerical force; clerical officer; clerical personnel; clerical staff
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
parliamentarian; member of a congress
high and low; rise and fall
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
scale; scope; plan; structure
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to become settled; to be fixed
money-making; earning money
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
research thesis; treatise
security guard; doorkeeper
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
vice-minister; undersecretary
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
bank; banking institution
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
a pair (of shoes or socks)
just because; even if; even though
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
what date?; what's the date?; when?
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days