house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
name; given name; first name
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
your husband; her husband
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
that's the way it is; such is life
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
(physical) growth; development
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)