bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
married woman; woman; lady
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
sympathy; compassion; pity
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
leisure time; idle moment
funny story; funny anecdote
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
when; how soon; how long until
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
four-legged tray for festive food
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
light pink; light crimson
remote island; distant island; punishment by exile to a remote island
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
art of self-defense (defence)
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
whole face; all over one's face
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper