single-handedly (usu. of a male raising children); on one's own; as a single father
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
basking in the sun; sunbathing
to recall; to remember; to recollect
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
have a good day; take care; see you
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path