to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
maintenance; preservation; improvement
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
this and that; one thing and another
to intrigue; to play a trick on; to resort to tricks
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
... and southward; in and to the south of ...
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
outline; summary; gist; basic points
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
set an example worth following; take the initiative in doing something thereby setting an example for others to follow
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
(national) capital (city); metropolis
counter for drops of liquid
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy