spacious;  roomy;  broad;  wide;  extensive
 trade;  business;  commerce;  occupation;  calling;  profession
 craftsman;  artisan;  tradesman;  worker;  workman
 summer vacation;  summer holiday
 long-established shop;  shop of long standing;  old shop
 ryokan;  traditional inn;  Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
 Japanese-style garden;  traditional Japanese landscape garden
 terrible;  dreadful;  amazing (e.g. of strength);  great (e.g. of skills);  to a great extent;  vast (in numbers)
 cooking;  cookery;  cuisine;  dealing with something;  handling;  administration
 near;  neighbourhood;  nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year");  close to;  shortly;  soon
 tedium;  boredom;  dullness;  to feel bored;  to get bored with;  to get tired of
 travel;  trip;  journey;  excursion;  tour
 to anyone;  to everyone;  by anyone;  by everyone;  in everyone;  in anyone
 to pay attention to another's needs;  to attend to;  to fuss about;  to take into consideration
 unnecessary;  not needed;  not necessary
 weekday;  ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday);  kanji radical 73
 if;  in case;  as for;  on the topic of;  if that's the case;  if so
 to come off;  to be removed;  to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.);  to be caught;  to be harvested;  to be interpreted (as);  to be taken (as)
 when;  at what time;  how soon;  normal times;  ordinary days
 to teach;  to instruct;  to tell;  to inform;  to preach
 there (place relatively near listener);  there (place just mentioned);  that place;  then (of some incident just spoken of);  that (of point just raised); (arch.)  you
 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.);  to join together;  to unite;  to face;  to be opposite (someone);  to compare;  to check with
 to look forward to something
 first of all;  at once;  right away;  for now;  for the time being
 lodging;  inn;  house;  home;  home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
 to entrust (e.g. a task) to another;  to leave to;  to passively leave to someone else's facilities;  to leave to take its natural course;  to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim);  to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
 happy;  glad;  pleased;  joyful;  delightful;  gratifying
 indicates reason or excuse;  indicates dissatisfaction;  indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
 here I am;  I'm home!;  presently;  right away;  right now
 empty nest;  empty house;  empty home;  burglary (of an empty house);  burglar (who targets empty houses)
 cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus);  shamisen;  geisha;  wheelbarrow;  clay bed-warmer;  bottom;  submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
 former girlfriend;  ex-girlfriend
 to join (hands);  to take (each other's hands);  to scramble for;  to struggle for;  to pay attention to;  to take notice of
 existing (at the present moment);  alright;  acceptable;  to be (usu. of inanimate objects);  to have
 to get;  to earn;  to understand;  to comprehend;  to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment);  to get (ill)
 to become stiff (of muscles);  to get absorbed in;  to develop a passion for;  to be elaborate;  to be intricate
 disliked;  hated;  tendency;  smack (of);  distinction;  discrimination