house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
long time; long interval; for quite some time
underworld; underside of society
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
business discussion; negotiation
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
the very best; excellent; superb
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
image; figure; figure; form; image
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time