housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
nonchalant air; unruffled air
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to rebuild; to reconstruct
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
chair; stool; post; office; position
with a friendly grin; smilingly
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits