height of summer; hottest part of summer
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
house where one was born; one's parents' house
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
libertine; playboy; rake; lazy person
older brother; elder brother
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
older sister; elder sister
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
quarrel; dispute; argument
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
loveable; very likeable; like very much
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
almost every day; almost daily
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate