answering machine; answerphone
second marriage; remarriage
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
it's no joke; gimme a break!
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
that; the matter in question
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
big corporation; major firm; leading company
trivial; not amounting to much
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
hard worker; hardworking person
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
one room apartment; studio apartment
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire