to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
surely; certainly; without doubt
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
one house; the same house; detached house
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
mistress; kept woman; concubine
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to keep a house; to run a household
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
jealousy; roasted rice cake
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
tenement house; row house
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
this family; we; this house