training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
living; lifestyle; living room
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
physical condition; state of health
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
specialization; specialisation
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
explanation; interpretation
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity