thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
household economy; family finances
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
gambling den; gambling house
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
unspecified large number (of people)
woman; female; feminine gender
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few