your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to be suspected without cause
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
sorry to bother you, but ...
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
whatever brought that on?
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
the same rank; equality; apposition
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
immense sum (of money); ten thousand yen
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give