to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
individual; private person; personal; private
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
in the meanwhile; during the time
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to have a talk; to tell a story
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be surprised; to be astonished
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up