a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
free (of charge); gratuitous
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
good performance; good work; great success
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
sincere; earnest; serious
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
time; season; period; phase; stage
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
freely; frankly; without reserve
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere
guidance; leadership; leading the way