official copy of the family register
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
counter for thin, flat things (petals, leaves, etc.)
open verandah; open veranda
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to loiter; to waste money
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
old friend; familiar face
to palm off; to force a sale
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
particulars; details; specified items
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
Bengalese finch; society finch (Lonchura striata var. domestica)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
wastepaper basket; wastebasket
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
automatic; intransitive verb
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to feel inferior; to feel small
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
your husband; her husband
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together