in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
sick person; patient; invalid
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
middle of the night; dead of night
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
urine bottle; (urinary) bedpan; chamber pot (esp. medical); urinal
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
job hunting; job searching
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
shoji (paper sliding door)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
household economy; family finances