to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
contrast; antithesis; comparison
warp; curvature; curve; arch
married woman; another's wife
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
generation; lifetime; age