battlefield; battleground
death in battle; death on the battlefield
household economy; family finances
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to employ; to hire; to charter
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be consistent; to be coherent
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
stubborn person; obstinate person; stubbornness; obstinacy
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
both hands; both arms; ten
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface