house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
attendance; presence; appearance
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
had better ...; had better not ...
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
street; quarter; district; area
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
like this; this sort; this way
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
now that; since; so long as; because
ago; since; before; previous
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness