father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
every month; each month; monthly
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
time; season; period; phase; stage
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
grudge; complaint; reproach
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
some people; a few people; several people
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
curious; strange; unusual
to look around; to survey
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
feeling keenly; fully realizing
proposal; offer; request; application
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly