to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
time; season; period; phase; stage
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
otherwise; or else; if not
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to be worried; to be troubled
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
retention; maintenance; preservation
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
transactions; dealings; business
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
way; method; means; resource; course
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)