housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
from one's seat; without stirring
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
jumping about; rampancy; domination
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
seeing one off; farewell; escort
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
fluent (in a language); flowing
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
enmity; antagonism; hostility
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
conversational ability; speaking ability
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
thought; consideration; thinking
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction