to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
occasional; infrequent; rare
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
local news section; the city desk
all night long; all through the night
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
confidence; trust; faith; credit
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
since; henceforth; ever since
instability; insecurity; crankiness
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
at; in; at; when; by; with
man; male; masculine gender
by means of; due to; because of; according to
prefix for forming ordinal numbers