housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
wealthy person; millionaire
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
token (effort); something done for form's sake
for the present; for the time being
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
everybody; every last one of them; all
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
head over heels; headlong; head first
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to fret; to be fretful; to be peevish
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
one more time; once more; once again
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym