tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to drive someone out; to force someone to leave
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
one by one; one after another; successively
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
beyond this point; from now on; after this
story; tale; talk; discussion
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
one thin flat object; one sheet
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who doesn't like to make an effort
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
maid; helper; help; assistance