housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
on bad terms; at loggerheads
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
and yet; though; when; in spite of
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
perfect; complete; flawless
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
promenade; walk; path; trail; esplanade; mall
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift