end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
on bad terms; at loggerheads
national character; regional character
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
eccentric; crank; oddball
imperial court; royal court
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
to settle (in a place); to settle down
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
the same as always; day after day
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
private tutor; coach; governess
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to grumble; to make difficulties
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
mho (unit of conductance)
to be late; to be unpunctual
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
iron rust; iron hydroxide