master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
nothing but; except; no more than
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
by myself; in person; by oneself
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
3rd day of the month; three days
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
then; well; so; well then