villain; baddie; the villain's part
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
lidded; covered; container with a lid
opposite side; other side
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to slide into; to slip into
weight; heavyweight boxer
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to shake; to waver; to tremble
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
washtub; dishpan; washing-up bowl
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
dishwashing; doing dishes
be (that) as it may; having said that
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
undivided attention; concentration
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
family; relatives; dependents; household
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
educator; teacher; educationalist
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to be born; to come into the world
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to try all possible means
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan