face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
main question; real issue at hand
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
cake served with tea; teacake
to say; to tell; to state; to do
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
power; authority; influence
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
individual; private person; personal; private
title of honour; title of honor
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
but; however; provided that
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
rice cracker seasoned with soy sauce; salty rice cracker
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
dwelling; house; residence; address
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
article; thing; object; property; real estate
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
place where one works; construction site; working area
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam