here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
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)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
time; season; period; phase; stage
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
prickling; stinging; tingling
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
resentment; indignation; anger
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
pride; dignity; self-respect
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
don't you think?; indicates question
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
infant; baby; little child