why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
surely; certainly; without doubt
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
failure; mistake; blunder
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
several minutes; a few minutes
to order; to command; to appoint
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to come to one's senses; to calm down
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
by myself; in person; by oneself
middle of the night; dead of night
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)