drinking party; banquet; feast
participation; joining; entry; adherence
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
before the gate; in front of the gate
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
in comparison to; rather than
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
stable boy; stable hand; groom
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously