house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
what kind of; what sort of; what
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
your husband; her husband
study; library; den; home office; reading room
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
door; gate; opening; title page
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
mud; muddy; covered in mud
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
suffix for familiar person
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out