father; dad; husband; you; he
TV listings (e.g. in newspaper); TV guide; TV schedules
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
whispering; murmuring; subdued
of no interest; not interested
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
though; notwithstanding; although
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
grasp; catch; understanding
considerably; fairly; quite
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
name; given name; first name
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
story; tale; talk; discussion
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
intelligence gathering; information gathering
and yet; though; when; in spite of
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to telephone; to make a phone call
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
such; this sort of; like this
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
older sister; elder sister