circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
it's been a long time; long time no see
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
father; dad; husband; you; he
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
that; the matter in question
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
elopement; running away with a lover
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
imagination; supposition; guess
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
wedded life; married life
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
kitchen; financial situation
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
such; this sort of; like this
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)