to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
place; room; margin; scope
first of all; first thing
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
recently; lately; these days
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to ask a high price; to overcharge
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
this (very thing); this precisely
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart