scale; scope; plan; structure
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
one's principal residence; main home
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
affectation; showiness; pretence
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
lineage; pedigree; family line
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
minimum; at the very least
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike