office (e.g. the Oval Office)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to summon; to get used to call
performance of one's official duties
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
looking or acting as if one owned the place
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
main question; real issue at hand
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
bolt from the blue; great surprise
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
lately; recently; nowadays
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to complain; to lodge a complaint
and then; and so; and; so then
person who avoids others; social outcast
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)