trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
moment to quit; way to quit
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
three; three years of age
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to accept; to receive; to agree
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
that's the way it is; such is life
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to chase; to run after; to pursue
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
and yet; though; when; in spite of
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood