kanji "dotted cliff" radical (radical 53)
wintertime; winter season
living together (with one more person)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
new building; new construction
(together) with; -wide; including
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
one's (living) environment
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
mental; psychological; physical
item; article; dish; course; finest item
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
second marriage; remarriage
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
several weeks; a few weeks
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
discontented elements (e.g. of society); dissatisfied members; malcontents
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
analgesic; painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other