all present; all concerned; all of us
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
man; male; masculine gender
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
every year; yearly; annually
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
that is to say; so that means
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
in the meanwhile; during the time
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
order; command; directions; instructions
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
older sister; elder sister