man who is financially dependent on a woman
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to strangle; to constrict
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to order; to command; to appoint
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
with a start; with a jump
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to be transparent; to show through
no-good man; (male) loser
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk
to amuse oneself; to make merry
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
(short) rest; breather; break
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
no, not like that (but like this)
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)