on hand; readily available
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
never mind!; don't worry about it
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to lie down; to throw oneself down
other than; excluding; without
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with