house; one's house; one's home; one's family
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
to smile (at); to grin (at)
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
dual structure; double structure
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
large family; extended family
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to be saved up (of money)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to run around; to bustle about
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host