assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
bakery; baker; pastry shop
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to work without sleep or rest
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
cosmetics; toilet articles
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
greeting; a fine thing to say
always; all the time; never; usual; regular