pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
husband and wife; married couple
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
suitably; properly; duly; as you see fit; as you think best
the very start; the very beginning
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
house; greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
ill will; malice; evil intent
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to squeeze out; to wring out
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
lower half of the body; nether parts
hello; good day; good afternoon
to call each other; to call out to one another
living together; coexistence