wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be helpful; to be useful
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to say; to be called; to do
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to push to one side; to put aside
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
young person; youth; young
viceroy; governor-general
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved