head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
Bellfa (chain of grocery stores in Japan)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
corridor; hallway; passageway
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
main street; avenue; boulevard
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name