condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
staying the night; lodging (at)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
second; number two; runner-up
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to do together; to share; to participate in
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
businesslike; professional
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to have a talk; to tell a story
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble