not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
leaving everything up to someone else
doing whatever one pleases
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
furnishings; implements; equipment
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
town; city; municipal; urban
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
largest class; top category
residence; abode; dwelling
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
(not) even once; (not) ever
interference; intervention; meddling
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)