husband and wife; married couple
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
recovery after childbirth; growth (of a child)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
primary school; elementary school; grade school
wet nurse; nursing mother
alone; by oneself; on one's own
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to be found; to be discovered
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination