gem; jewel; precious stone
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
company president; manager; director
property; fortune; assets
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
cheap article; poor quality article
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
offender; criminal; culprit
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
scene; view; prospect; outlook
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
with these words; while saying
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
palatial residence; stately mansion
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to face on; to look out on to
shoji (paper sliding door)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing