safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
female friend; woman friend
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
one's house; one's home; one's family
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
living; lifestyle; living room
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful
all night; throughout the night
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
to peel; to skin; to pare
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
grasp; catch; understanding
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
reading partway; leaving half-read
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness