one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
every evening; every night
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
argument; dispute; controversy
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
crowded (e.g. with people); overflowing
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
setting off (on a trip); departure
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
pain of love; love troubles
money-making; earning money
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
one edge; one end; one side
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
settlement; solution; resolution
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
of course; certainly; naturally
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to be boiled; to be cooked
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when