dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
having a garden; with a garden
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
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; super; extremely; awfully
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
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
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
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; multi-level marketing; pyramid selling; mulch; mulching
dream for the future; hopes for the future
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
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
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack