(husband and wife) both working; dual income
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
surprise victory; upset; coup
expiration of term of office
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
affinity; family relationship
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
once upon a time; a long time ago
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
concreteness; feasibility
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
pardon me for leaving (first)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight