mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
government worker; public servant; civil servant
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
search for a husband for one's daughter
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
due form; official; formality
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to turn towards; to point
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
complementation; supplementation; completion
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect