house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to try all possible means
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
supreme command; direction over all
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
looking or acting as if one owned the place
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
push-up (exercise); press-up
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
not necessarily so; is not always true
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon