unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
should do; ought to do; must do
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
not a little; not a few; considerable
that is to say; so that means
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
material; substance; matter
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
woman; lady; adult female
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck