to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
the world in general; society; convention
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
ear discharge; running ear; question mark
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
womanly; ladylike; feminine
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
dishwashing; doing dishes
mending; repair; darning; patching up
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to some extent; to a certain extent
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
destination (of a letter, parcel, etc.); receiver's address; consignee
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
competent; suitable; qualified
consideration; taking into account
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct