to praise; to extol; to laud; to appreciate; to admire
fortune; good deed; curious
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
all ages; great antiquity; eternity
condition; situation; prospects
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
professor; teaching; instruction
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
please; somehow or other; one way or another
story; tale; talk; discussion
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
something; what; why; how
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)