elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
method of bringing up; method of raising
to copy (down); to transcribe
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
raw materials; ingredient
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to someone's name
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
to be born under a (certain) star; to be born with a certain destiny; to be fated
ready-made; common-law (wife)
vomit; spew; confessing; extremely; really
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
decontamination (e.g. from chemical or radioactive contamination)
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
first day of summer (approx. May 6)
eightfold; octuple; multilayered; doubled
succession to another's professional name
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
practice of buying a bottle of spirits at a bar which is then kept there for the customer
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer