rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
imagination; supposition; guess
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
long military service; having experienced many battles
feudal warrior; samurai; old soldier; veteran; old hand
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to talk; to chat; to chatter
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
general idea; concept; notion
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
expression; presentation; representation; notation