foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
while; during (the time when)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
environment; circumstance
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
alteration; falsification; faking
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be able to manage somehow or another
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
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)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box