to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
sneeze; spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
image; figure; figure; form; image
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
bravery; courage; heroism
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
don't you think?; indicates question
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
social life; social intercourse
Western clothing; Western binding
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
nature of one's business; business instinct
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
Japanese person; Japanese people
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.