natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
happy memory; sweet memory
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to complain; to make a complaint
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
cypress bark roof; hinoki bark thatching
refinement; elegance; grace
manner of Heian era palatial architecture
open verandah; open veranda
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
expression; look; countenance; face
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
handsome young man; Adonis
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
to jar; to creak; to grate