essential; important; crucial; vital; main
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
letter; missive; note; mail
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
suffix for familiar person
to say; to tell; to state; to do
ardent; passionate; vehement
society; the world; the times
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
green calabash; unripe gourd; scrawny, pale person; sallow-faced person
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to happily give away; to be glad (to give, to get rid of)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)