to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
first (of its kind) in Japan
leasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to give off a bad smell; to give off a stench
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
well-mannered; courteous; polite
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
to call again; to call (someone) back
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
item; article; dish; course; finest item
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to run about; to rush about
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
searching for someone; search for a missing person
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
important person; strategic person; key figure
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
and; thereupon; because of that
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg