wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
to employ; to hire (a servant)
to employ; to hire; to charter
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
name; given name; first name
vice-minister; undersecretary
kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest)
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
history; pedigree; lineage
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
like this; this sort; this way
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
go that far; to that extent
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute