as a child; when one was a child
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
very shy person; bashful person
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to mix; to stir; to blend
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to intend; to be sure that
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
main street; avenue; boulevard
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off