to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to think of; to come up with
hedge; fence; border; limit
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
mental; spiritual; emotional
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
in comparison to; rather than
at once; immediately; right now
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
late completion; a late bloomer
expenses; costly; expensive