pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
boiled and half-dried bonito
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
good performance; good work; great success
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
at work; in the midst of work; working
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to have foresight; to be farsighted; to be nimble-witted
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
like this; in this way; as you see
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
tea plantation; tea field
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)