to appear in one's dream (of a deity or deceased; to advise, admonish, etc.)
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
reaching; attaining; arrival
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
number two; mistress; concubine
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
young master; young gentleman
proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
gathering edible wild plants
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
evening; night; nighttime
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to be blessed with children
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
delayed child-bearing (esp. after the age of 35); late child-bearing
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
family a woman has married into