it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
one person; another name; nickname; alias
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
a new house; a branch family
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
manners; courtesy; etiquette
difficult to ...; hard to ...
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then