table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
feeling; sense; impression
in comparison to; rather than
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
shopping; purchased goods
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
originally; by nature; from the start
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
until now; so far; up to the present
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
physical condition; state of health
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
now; the present time; just now; another; more
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
falling asleep; going to sleep
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish