handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
large amount of money; great cost
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
steady; firm; solid; secure
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to be worried; to be troubled
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
impossible; unlikely; improbable
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
time; season; period; phase; stage
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people