surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
plump ears (large, fleshy earlobes), said to bring good fortune
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to start working; to take action
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
monetary; financial; pecuniary
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
middle of the night; dead of night
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
on one hand; on the other hand
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
father and mother; parents
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
way (of doing); manner; method; means
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to spit out; to eject; to dump
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion