to be helpful; to be useful
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
small number; few; minority
charity; benevolence; charitable spirit; interest (in public welfare, social enterprise, etc.); zeal
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
such ... as; or some such
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
postcard; memo; note; card
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
house in an alley; rear tenement
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
good; goodness; right; virtue
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)