residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to serve; to work for; to attend
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
follower; attendant; valet; servant
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
excessive flattery; adulation
to be to the point; to be pertinent
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
society; company; the public; the world
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to take on a role; to take part
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
sick person; patient; invalid
infants; babies and very young children
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
what's what; heads or tails
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe