there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
simply put; putting it simply; in short
mistress; kept woman; concubine
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
outsider; someone outside of a group
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
(family) relationship; connection
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
to amuse oneself; to make merry
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
banknote; bill; note; paper money
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
that's the way it is; such is life
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
beginning; outset; first; onset