man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
surroundings; environs; circumference
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
consoling the spirits of the dead
nature park; natural park
scale; scope; plan; structure
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
organization; organisation; forming
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
base; basis; bedrock; platform
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances