housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
tone (of voice); manner of talking
the same; the said; likewise
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to stiffen; to become stiff
failure; mistake; blunder
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
adds force or indicates command
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank