too much; excessively; too
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
colour; color; hue; tints
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
exposure to the sun; sunny place
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
kitchen; financial situation
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
how; in what way; how about
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
due form; official; formality
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all