alone; by oneself; on one's own
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
cooperation; collaboration
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
family a woman has married into
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to polish up; to shine up
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
for today; for the time being
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
what do you want?; can I help you?
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home