granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
beginning; outset; first; onset
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
president (of a society); chairman
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
every year; yearly; annually
how long; how much; to what extent
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)