main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
foreign; abroad; overseas
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
maid; helper; help; assistance
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
equilibrium; good balance; poise
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
meaning; significance; sense
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that