to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
fat (of meat); fatty meat
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
on the way back; when about to go back
settlement; payment of account
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
surname; family name; last name
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)