unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
in perfect form; going swimmingly
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
all night; the whole night
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly