privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
father; dad; husband; you; he
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
adds force or indicates command
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
meaning; significance; sense
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
by myself; in person; by oneself
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
unseasonable; out of season
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
should; must; -able; probably; likely
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
society; the world; the times
to not take seriously; to take lightly
future (usually near); prospects
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary