real estate agent; realtor
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
particularly; only; in the case of
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
galley; tray used for printing; galley proof
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
mass communication; mass media
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
palatial residence; stately mansion
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out