housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
fate; chance; relationship; tie
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
age; years; longevity; long life; congratulation; celebration
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
summer vacation; summer holiday
about when; about what time; how soon
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
quotation; citation; reference
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
jack of all trades, master of none