father; dad; husband; you; he
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
last night; yesterday evening
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
now; the present time; just now; another; more
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be helpful; to be useful
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
time; hour; period; class
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone