opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
major cleanup; spring cleaning
spinning (textiles); spun yarn
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
close to the wall; alongside the wall
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
crushed stone; macadam; crushing (rock)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
payment (of taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
meeting place; assembly hall
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
receptionist; reception woman
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to be profitable; to yield a profit
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force