from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
heir; inheritor; successor