valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to be surprised; to be astonished
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to go out and away; to leave
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
living room (Western style); sitting room
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
and; thereupon; because of that
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
calling by name; designation; nomination
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
greeting; a fine thing to say