because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
sympathy; compassion; pity
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
time; hour; period; class
necessary documents; required documents
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
healthy; sound; wholesome
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm