imperial court; royal court
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
at that time; in those days
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
nowadays; in this day and age
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
both; both sides; both parties
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
just because; even if; even though
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
to face on; to look out on to
each house; every house; many houses
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
to hang (something) on the wall
underworld; underside of society
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time