natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
official business; public business
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to hurt someone's feelings; to offend someone
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
sooner or later; in time; eventually
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
taking someone around; guidance; (arch.) parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to prostrate oneself before
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to begin; to set about; to start
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to look around; to look towards (us)
evening; night; nighttime
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
casting; cast-metal object
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
sitting upright (properly)
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
hurrah!; long life; congratulations; full vent
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies