grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
indicate reason; infers some protest
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
ahead; before; the future
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
calligrapher; individual with good penmanship
family; relatives; dependents; household
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to move (house); to change residence
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
greeting; a fine thing to say
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point