to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
way (of doing); manner; method
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
with these words; while saying
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
impossible to do (although wants to)
wild rose; briar; multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora); baby rose; Japanese rose
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
(appearing, occurring) one after another
common reed (Phragmites australis)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)