to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
two persons; two people; pair; couple
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
long time; long interval; for quite some time
myself; yourself; I; me; you
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
sick person; patient; invalid
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease