on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
fourth day of the month; four days
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
long ago; already; a long time ago
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
something like ...; something called ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
time; hour; period; class
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
alone; by oneself; on one's own
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
hello; good day; good afternoon
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
trivial; not amounting to much
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still