to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
four handed performance (on the piano)
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
reading aloud; recitation
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to join together; to combine; to join up
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
recitation; reciting from memory
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
lodging; putting up at a hotel
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
being startled; getting a shock
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
disinheritance; disowning
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation