each house; every house; house to house; door to door
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; okame; okame soba; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
Buddhist ritual implements (esp. altar fittings)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to badger; to pester; to beg
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
family of samurai lineage; person with samurai ancestors; shizoku; the second of three official classes in Japan in 1869-1947, consisting of former samurai
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
just past noon; afternoon
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
speaking voice; talking voice
each; (arch.) you (plural)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
flippant; frivolous; shallow