one's house; one's home; one's family
to invite in; to show someone in
in perfect form; going swimmingly
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
occupation; calling; livelihood
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
very great; enormous; serious
deep affection; dear; beloved
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
expression of love; showing love
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
discipline; punishment; reprimand
but; however; provided that
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
game balance; balance between difficulty and enjoyability
touché; you've got me there
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
no-good woman; (female) loser
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
the way back; the way home; return trip
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to state; to express; to mention
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all