jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
even if; even though; however; no matter how
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to be opposite; to face each other
form; shape; figure; visage
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
main question; real issue at hand
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
impudent; shameless; brazen
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
competent; suitable; qualified
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out