father; dad; husband; you; he
to care for someone; to look after someone
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
employment (long term); hire
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
reaching; attaining; arrival
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to watch over; to watch attentively
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool