dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
close; intimate; on good terms
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
shellfish; seashell; shell
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
development; exploitation
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
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)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
anything and everything; just about everything
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
speculation; thinking; meditation
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
author; writer; novelist; artist
quotation; citation; reference