annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
furnishings; implements; equipment
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
is something that; is that which
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
victory celebration party; victory banquet
sons and daughters; children; girl
at a moment's notice; readily
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
attached or belonging to a house
wedded life; married life
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to look down on; to make light of
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed