household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
to talk; to chat; to chatter
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
grandfather; male senior-citizen
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
another time; some other time
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness