happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
but; however; provided that
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(not so) much; (not) very
since one was born; (in) all one's life
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
family; members of a family
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
author; writer; novelist; artist
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
business; trade; operations; sales
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
to become better; to improve
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
while; during; while; although; all; both
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances