skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
landowner; landlord; landlady
to knead well; to polish; to refine
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
very busy (person or thing)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
moderate; proper; just right
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
inheritance; something given or received
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
present (brought by a visitor); gift
one's family; family member
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full