wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
how; in what way; by what means
until now; so far; up to the present
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
environment; circumstance
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
second (unit of time); arc second
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!