engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to throw open; to leave open
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
your husband; her husband
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
agricultural community; farm village; rural
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
contract; compact; agreement
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
fundraising; financing; cash flow
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
unspecified large number (of people)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to be opposite; to face each other
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
way of solving (a problem); solution
predicament; difficult situation
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
near; close; beside; third person
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
slope; sloping ground; sloping lot
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag