family; members of a family
etc.; et cetera; and so on
beginning; outset; first; onset
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey there; I say; see here
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
some people; a few people; several people
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
beyond that point; after that
imperial court; royal court
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
scene; spectacle; sight; view
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rain incessantly; to downpour
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal