step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
neighboring prefecture; adjacent prefecture
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
older sister; elder sister
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen; screen; screen door
a few years ago; some years back
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home