to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
frame; framework; outline
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
vexatious; troublesome; complicated
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
old maid; frump; hag; old woman
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
primary school; elementary school; grade school
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
contract; compact; agreement
comparatively; quite; rather
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
age range; age-group; age bracket
preliminary step; first step
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be pleased with; to suit
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
one's daughter and heiress
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do