to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
the same night; that night
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
in comparison to; rather than
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to talk; to carry meaning
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor