bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
in this manner; in this way; like this
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
instead; but (on the other hand)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
old woman; joker (in old maid)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
radiant smile; contented smile
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
such; like that; in that way
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
family; relatives; dependents; household
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
don't you think?; indicates question
to be worried; to be troubled
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed