daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
retort; back talk; backchat
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
Japanese-style confectionary store
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
within the year; before the year is out
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
to work without sleep or rest
method of bringing up; method of raising
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people