to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears; (lit.) a tear in the ogre's eye
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
alone; by oneself; on one's own
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to subsist; to keep on living
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
when it becomes; when it comes to