maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
staying the night; lodging (at)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to order; to command; to appoint
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location