silence; stillness; quietness
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to ask; to enquire; to query
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
being very busy; busyness
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
one's daily life; condition; well-being; standing and sitting; movements
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
don't you think?; indicates question
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
while; even though; despite
to add (to); to add on; to append
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
by myself; in person; by oneself
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally