landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to become possible; to become able to (do)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
rascal; mischievous kid; naughty child
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
edge of the eaves; house frontage
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
greeting; a fine thing to say
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
hello; good day; good afternoon
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum