shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
chair; stool; post; office; position
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
risky; dangerous; insecure
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
smoothly; easily; readily
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
old house; deserted house
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
Japan, China and the West; Japanese, Chinese and Western learning
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms
the husband of one's younger sister
Sakuma Shouzan (1811-1864)
framed picture or motto (usu. horizontal, hung over gates or lintels)
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
naughty boy; mischievous boy; little rascal; brat
(arch.) linen kariginu; (during the Edo period) plain kariginu
person of high rank or income
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
sincerity; true heart; devotion
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to grill again; to rehash