trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
senior high school student
(another's) daughter; young lady
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
very young; little; childish; immature
several years; a few years
how much; how many; to what extent
existence; being; presence
such ... as; or some such
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
first-class goods; A-grade product
within the family; in the home; domestic
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
like this; this sort; this way
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing