to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
two-family house; house for a two-generation family
product bundling; tie-in-sale; package deal
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
loving home; happy home; newlyweds' home
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
agricultural land; farmland
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
as you see; as you can see
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
bazaar; bazar; special sale (at a department store)
rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
criminal nature; criminality
orphanage; children's home
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
breastfeeding; nursing; suckling
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
way one walks; one's walk
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
statue; picture; picture revealing character
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
the same; the said; likewise
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding