date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
of course; certainly; naturally
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
barrier-free; planning or design to facilitate accessibility for the elderly and disabled
future; possible; potential; prospective
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to change one's residence
proposal; proposition; suggestion
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
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
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
attempting to change one's image when one starts working
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
sense of values; values; value system
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan