granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to say; to be called; to do
participation; joining; entry; adherence
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
feeling; sense; impression
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to get distracted; to jump off the track
of course; certainly; naturally
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish