dozens; scores of; decades
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
chance; opportunity; occasion
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
apartment with one bedroom and a combined living room, dining room and kitchen
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
like this; in this way; as you see
leasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
company housing; housing provided by one's company
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
every month; monthly; month by month
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
good wife and wise mother
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger