detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
transcendence; excellence; superiority
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
beyond one's means or position
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
nothing but; none other than
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
multi-; multi-post; multilevel marketing system; pyramid selling; mulch; mulching
dream for the future; hopes for the future
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
itch; pruritus; amyctic; pruritic; itchy
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
lightly; easily; carelessly
first-rate; finest quality; the best