in this way; thus; such; uh...
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
family; members of a family
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to begin some form of lifestyle
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
time; hour; period; class
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to have a talk; to tell a story
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
imagination; supposition; guess
kitchen; financial situation
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
being good at cooking; good cook
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
until now; so far; up to the present
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop