near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
hello; good day; good afternoon
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
district headman; head county official
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
how; in what way; by what means
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure