law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to care for someone; to look after someone
unmarried; not yet married
family a woman has married into
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
be (that) as it may; having said that
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
for this very reason; that is exactly why
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
silence (not speaking); muteness
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)