commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
observation; survey; watching
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
superior; excellent; fine
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
bargain; good buy; budget
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
main street; avenue; boulevard
street stall; stand; booth
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never