party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to be itching to put one's skills to use
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to call again; to call someone back
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
reaction; response; reaction
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
pitch that hits the batter
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
your husband; her husband
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
clearing one's throat; cough
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)