near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
for this very reason; that is exactly why
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(present) head of a family
directions; instructions; orders; command
reason; cause; history; origin
your daughter; young woman
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
attendance; presence; appearance
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...