to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
from now; from this moment; henceforth
surname; family name; last name
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
don't worry about it; forget about it
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
living by oneself; living alone
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
older sister; lass; young lady