last night; yesterday evening
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
I see; that's right; indeed
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
maid (not working in the kitchen or living quarters)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to be oppressed by heat; to swelter; to boil; to seethe
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
feeling; sense; impression
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
great numbers; numerical superiority
monologue; soliloquy; German (language)
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
discovery; detection; finding
keen eyes; piercing gaze; penetrating eyes; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
imagination; supposition; guess
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month