domestic affairs; internal administration
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
no!; no no!; no, not at all
welcome; (warm) reception
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
of course; certainly; naturally
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
with a start; with a jump
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
this; our; right; justice; checking account
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
single word; a few words; brief comment
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
price reduction; discount
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
at once; immediately; right now
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...