occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
village headman; village mayor
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
one's house; one's home; one's family
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
modesty; humility; being humble
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to watch over; to watch attentively
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
by myself; in person; by oneself
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
audience (with a person of high standing)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern