popular person; favorite; favourite
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
the very best; excellent; superb
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
corridor; hallway; passageway
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
business discussion; negotiation
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to set a watch; to post guards
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
manners; behavior; behaviour
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
follower; attendant; valet; servant
difference; variation; difference
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)