yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
seeing off and meeting on return
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
paper plane; paper airplane; paper aeroplane
to make a note (of); to take a note (of)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
mass; quality and quantity
material; substance; matter
one's family; family member
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
for work; in a manner related to work
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
I shouldn't say this, but
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
this family; our family; this house; we
crash; smash; crunch; bang
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
intelligence gathering; information gathering