to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
royalty and titled nobility
rather; better; instead; if anything
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
please (give me); please (do for me)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be needed; to be wanted
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to make an appearance; to show up
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
retainer; vassal; servant
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
in the meanwhile; during the time
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be perturbed; to be agitated