married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to make a net; to knit a net
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
now that you say that; now that you mention it
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
other side; opposite side; other party
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
metabolic syndrome; overweight
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
police; police officer; police station
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
to cry and shout; to scream
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
very loud volume; megavolume
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file