caller; visitor; company; guest
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to step firmly; to harden by treading
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to step over or across; to overcome
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
trouble; bother; annoyance
24 hours; twenty-four hours
open every day of the year
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
mesh-patterned; webbed; cancellous; cancellate; reticulate; reticulated
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
bringing; taking; carrying
trap door; removable floor boards
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
if you think about it; come to think of it
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable