huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
your husband; her husband
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
electrical appliances; electric appliances
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
what's what; heads or tails
police officer; policeman; constable
please (give me); please (do for me)
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
beyond that point; after that
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
one more time; once more; once again
all present; all concerned; all of us
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
isolation; being alone; being friendless