(United States of) America; USA
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
high and low; rise and fall
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
dwelling; house; residence; address
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
husband and wife; married couple
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
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
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
tenement house; row house
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)