tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
shyness; bashfulness; shame
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
posture; position; stance
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
regulars; regular soldiers
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
chief; main; principal; important
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
poor households have many children
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
tax exemption; duty exemption
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
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
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child