to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to force open; to push open
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
in comparison to; rather than
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
number one; first; best; most; game; round
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
vacant house; unoccupied house
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
alone; by oneself; on one's own
family; members of a family
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
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 happen to meet; to come across
to be found; to be discovered
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
alone; by oneself; on one's own
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to see through; to see the true nature of something
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom