van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
head of a household; business owner; proudly independent person; feudal lord; daimyo
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
help; assistance; service
technical; technological; practical
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
investment; contribution; financing
even so; anyhow; at any rate
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to make one feel grateful
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
toilet; lavatory; powder room
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red
to continue to rain or snow
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato puree)
(small crunchy) dried sardines
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
rented house; house for rent
moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residence
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
route; way; course; directions
lightning strike; lightning bolt
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded