several people; a few people
hastily made; improvised preparation
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
father and mother; parents
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
living room (Western style); sitting room
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
topic of discussion; agenda
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
sensitivity; susceptibility