period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
depression; recession; slump
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
ability; capability; skill
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
same family (race, tribe)
property; fortune; assets
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
such; like that; that sort of; very
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
hey there; I say; see here
of course; certainly; naturally
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
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.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
... is the reason; ... is my excuse