weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
ordinary citizen; the general public
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
gentlemanly; gentlemanlike; in the manner of a gentleman
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
centre of attention; center of attention
for connoisseurs; preferred by experts
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
somewhere to go; place to go
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
hygiene; sanitation; health
built-in audience; regular customers
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
black tinge; black colour; black color; (arch.) black part; (arch.) dark spot
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
now that; since; as long as; provided that
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
sports ground; sports oval