expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
furnishings; implements; equipment
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
father; dad; husband; you; he
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
such; like that; that sort of; very
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
changing clothes; change of clothes
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
go that far; to that extent
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen