time; hour; period; class
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
to be silent; to say nothing
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
so; to such an extent; such
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
future (usually near); prospects
proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
young master; young gentleman
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question