carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
the other day; lately; recently
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to thrust or cast away; to look upon with detachment
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
hot topic; talk of the town
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
to say no more; to sink into silence
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
to speak; to hear a voice
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
your husband; her husband
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to bring up under one's personal care
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
hometown; rural districts
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
even though; despite; when
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to tighten; to press hard
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
incident; affair; happening; event
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to employ; to hire (a servant)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
another family; another house
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely