overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
that's a different matter; that's a different story
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
courtesy call; courtesy visit
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
senior high school student
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
decorative paper envelope for giving New Year's gifts (usu. money given to children) and congratulatory gifts
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
established practice; custom
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)