year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
private affairs; personal matter
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
one thin flat object; one sheet
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
kindergarten entrance ceremony
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
how can (one) do something
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
that; the matter in question
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to watch over; to watch attentively
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
in that way; like that; that way
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
ago; since; before; previous
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to move (house); to change residence
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery