past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
absence; disregard; indifference
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
subordinate work; assistant; servant
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
rather; sooner; preferably
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
society; public; community; social studies
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
general; popular; common; typical
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
celebratory banquet; feast
another; different; separate; discrete
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
possessed of a strong sense of duty
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage