to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
several years; a few years
ago; since; before; previous
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
family a woman has married into
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
courtesy call; courtesy visit
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
several years standing; over several years
company; corporation; workplace
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
originally; by nature; from the start
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
drinking, gambling, and buying women in prostitution
triple time; three important requisites
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern