housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
tension; mental strain; nervousness
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
you (plural); all of you; you all
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
belle of society; queen of high society
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
being good at cooking; good cook
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to get someone to say; to make someone say
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings