to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
government office; public office
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
family; members of a family
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
surrounding at a distance
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
illegitimate child; secret love child
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to accept; to receive; to agree
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to behave well (of a child)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
this for sure; certainly is
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat