housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
palatial residence; stately mansion
summer vacation; summer holiday
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
piling up; making a heap; laying bricks
money-making; earning money
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
exclusive; attached to; specialist
if so; in that case; in that situation
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
now that; since; so long as; because
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
bakery; baker; pastry shop
early to bed early to rise
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
all you want; as much as one wants
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best