large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
strong opposition; vehement opposition
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
making practical; making useful; implementing
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
room that is forbidden to enter; locked room; unopened room
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
sunbathing; basking in the sun
small apartment rented by the week
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
British person; Briton; English person; Englishman; Englishwoman
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
real experience; actual observations
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult