rationalization; justification
failure; mistake; blunder
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
second marriage; remarriage
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
a long time (since the last time)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
number of characters; character count
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
day after day; day by day
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
that is to say; so that means
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
that's true; of course; obviously
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone