to keep a fine house; to put up a front; to make the front of the house nice (and be pretentious about it)
principal occupation; core business
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
money matter; question of money; money trouble
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
being settled; coming to a conclusion
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
one day; (on) a certain day
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
what do you want?; can I help you?
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
something or other; anything
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
conduct; behavior; behaviour
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action