to try and do something; to attempt to do something
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
place; situation; position; location
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
receptionist; reception woman
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to talk; to chat; to chatter
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
participation; joining; entry; adherence
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
history of; experience of
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
physical evidence; material evidence
to take someone's life; to kill someone
cooking class; cookery school
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
settlement; solution; resolution