bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
madness; craziness; insanity
curse; spell; malediction
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to annoy; to cause trouble
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
living together (with one more person)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
bento; Japanese box lunch
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
property; fortune; assets
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
commuter town; bedroom community; dormitory town
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to some extent; to a certain extent
cannot be helped; unavoidable
individual; private person; personal; private
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
body; physique; build; stature
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)