private affairs; personal matter
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
as a child; when one was a child
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to accumulate (writings, compositions, etc. that one has not yet published); to build up a stock of (manuscripts, etc.)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
time; hour; period; class
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
feeling; sense; impression
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
espresso (coffee); expresso
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to become better; to improve
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman