household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
neighbouring house; neighboring house
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to be surprised; to be astonished
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
vice-minister; undersecretary
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
person of refined tastes; sophisticated person; man of the world; understanding person; man about town
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)