useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
big catch (fishing); good haul
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
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
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
postwar period; period after Second World War
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
resin; (tobacco) resin; tar; sleep (in one's eyes, i.e. eye mucus)
cake served with tea; teacake