inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
this and that; such and such
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to pick up; to find; to gather
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
life; living; I; me; student
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
it hasn't been long since
quarrel; dispute; argument
to kill; to choke the life out of
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
the five commissioners (administrative organ of feudal Japan established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene