necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
very young; little; childish; immature
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
older sister; elder sister
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
person being waited for; person who waits
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to