acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
about here; in this neighborhood
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
dilapidated house; deserted house
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
patient; unhurried; leisurely
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
true character; true heart; true spirit
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off