chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
large build; large pattern
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
in comparison to; rather than
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
having an ancient and honorable origin
(present) head of a family
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
while; during; while; although; all; both
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
step; stride; counter for steps
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
bureau director; office chief
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed