your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
selection; choice; option
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
rather; sooner; preferably
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
separate case; another matter
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
storage space above closet
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
private person; individual
manners; courtesy; etiquette