returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
older sister and younger brother
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
distance in a straight line
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
poor physical health; bad shape
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
being inducted into a hall of fame
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
crab louse (Pthirus pubis); crab lice; pubic louse; pubic lice
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress