hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
contemptuous; disdainful; scornful
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to find fault with; to question
several people; a few people
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
method of operation; operating procedure
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to pass (of time); to elapse
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to be able to manage somehow or another
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
vocal sound; tone of voice