appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to be erected; to be built
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk