housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
deliverer; deliveryman; delivery person
man; male; masculine gender
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
doctor's visit; house call
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs