assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; (lit.) wifely role
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to open; to unfold; to spread out
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
one evening; some evenings
coloured paper; colored paper
shopping; purchased goods
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
loss of spirit; dejection
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
spirit; heart; disposition
to come from; to have roots in
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on