bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
government office; public office
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
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
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to move around; to move about; to get around
meaning; called; named; that says; that
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
for your information; I'm telling you
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly