to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
husband and wife; married couple
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
way one walks; one's walk
to come and go; to go back and forth
people; men and women; each person; everybody
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to accord someone every courtesy
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
good humour (humor); good mood
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
way; method; means; resource; course
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
scale; scope; plan; structure
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
in one's own way or style
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
payment to the government
originally; by nature; from the start
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
as far as the eye can see
too much; excessively; too
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease