residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
as you see; as you can see
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
even if not; even without
preparation; arrangements
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
foreign matter; impurities
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
complete change; about-face
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to work hard; to make an effort
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
indescribable; having no way to express
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend