consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
talking about memories; reminiscences
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
main purpose; primary objective
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to move forward; to move on
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
solid; substantial; substantive; fruitful; meaningful; beneficial
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
more than usual (usu. time)
how can (one) do something
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
kitchen; financial situation; finances
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to crouch; to squat; to cower
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout