(present) head of a family
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
reflector; reflective plate
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
head house (family); birthplace; originator
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
hokora; small wayside shrine
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
favoritism (towards relatives); favouritism; nepotism
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough