old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
even if not; even without
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
(some) more; even more; longer; further
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
womanly; ladylike; feminine
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
dishwashing; doing dishes
mending; repair; darning; patching up
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to some extent; to a certain extent
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
absence; disregard; indifference
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
destination; receiver's address; consignee
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much