intimacy; familiarity; closeness
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
good family; better-class home
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
performer; entertainer; actor
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon
ornamental railing top; bridge railing-post knob; Welsh onion flower; leek flower; hosta; plantain lily
verdigris; green rust; copper rust
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
drinking bout; merrymaking
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to talk; to chat; to chatter
silence (not speaking); muteness
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
cutting of hair (to a short length); haircutting; bobbed hair; bob
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
hairdresser; hairdressing