grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to fall ill; to be taken ill
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
image; figure; figure; form; image
to talk; to chat; to chatter
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
speech; expression; wording; language
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
rural beauty; rusticity; rustic beauty
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
to be greedy; to devour greedily
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer