son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
living; lifestyle; living room
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
and yet; though; when; in spite of
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
all present; all concerned; all of us
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
by myself; in person; by oneself
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in