lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
man; male; masculine gender
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
one's way back; one's way home
going through; going via; going by way of
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
almost every day; almost daily
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
one's house; one's home; one's family
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist
good feeling; feeling good
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to behave well (of a child)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
older sister; lass; young lady