head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
rich person; wealthy person
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
something wrapped in a furoshiki
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
in its entirety; whole; wholly
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; refurbishment; makeover; alteration (e.g. of clothes); re-tailoring
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
difficult to ...; hard to ...
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
president (of a society); chairman
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging