to care for someone; to look after someone
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
woman; female; feminine gender
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
finding employment; getting a job
since; henceforth; ever since
chance; opportunity; occasion
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
the front; honest; upright; decent
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
thousand years; many years
although I say; although one might say; although called
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to face; to go towards; to head towards
halfway (through, complete); midway
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
sleeping pill; sleep medication
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down