jealousy; roasted rice cake
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
piece; fragment; one (object)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
grandfather; male senior-citizen
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
one's principal residence; main home
many; much; plenty; hardly
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
mistress; kept woman; (lit.) No. 2
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)