(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
in this way; thus; such; uh...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
family; members of a family
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
that day; the very same day
serious; severe; grave; acute
together; at the same time; same; identical
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
beginning; outset; first; onset
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to have a talk; to tell a story
dominion; territory; possession
in the same way as; just like
environment; circumstance
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
duty; obligation; responsibility
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
agrarian community; farming area; farming region
to be helpful; to be useful
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
major subject; special study
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
simply; merely; only; solely
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
my husband; one's family; family member
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
free (of charge); gratuitous