that's the way it is; such is life
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
time; season; period; phase; stage
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
please; somehow or other; one way or another
father; dad; husband; you; he
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
society; the world; the times
few decades; many decades; several decades
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to grow up; to become an adult
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
future (usually near); prospects
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen