retainer; attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
with a broad grin; with a smirk; with a cheeky smile
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
fabric softener; fabric conditioner
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
roll-out (of a product); rolling out (memory contents); swapping out
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
wigless head; head of natural hair; intelligence; comprehension; smarts
family-oriented; familial
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
night school; evening school; evening class; night study
no photographs; no photography
the teaching profession; education of laity
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
licence; license; certificate; diploma
dressed up (in fine clothes)
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment