after a long time; for the first time in a while
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
of course; certainly; naturally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
failure; mistake; blunder
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
method of bringing up; method of raising
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm