efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
later on; eventually; afterwards
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
with a meaningless laugh; with a hollow laugh
suspicious-looking; fishy
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
although I say; although one might say; although called
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
sharp sighted; easily awakened
cake served with tea; teacake
first thing in the morning
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
third day of the month; three days
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to relax; to feel at home
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
one's post; place of work; workplace