to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
happy family get-together
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court
to do the job; to do the business
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
depending on; dependent on
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
to seem (very) proud; to be inflated with pride
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
semidarkness; deep and strange; hades; the present and the other world; dark and light
ill feeling; ill will; antipathy; animosity
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
manners; courtesy; etiquette
after age 7, boys and girls should be kept apart
sitting together; the same theater (theatre); involvement; entanglement
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
square; formal; prim; stuffy
sitting upright (properly)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to relax; to feel at home
time; hour; period; class
even if ... were not so; even if it were not the case
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
ceremony; rite; ritual; service