please; somehow or other; one way or another
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
world; society; people; the public
author; writer; novelist; artist
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
book; volume; this; present; main; head
second edition; additional printing
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
writing (e.g. as a profession)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
study; diligence; discount; reduction
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
good feeling; feeling good
ingredient; component; composition
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine