to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to mix; to stir; to blend
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to be infected; to be contagious
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
so; therefore; and; (and) then
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
changing clothes; change of clothes
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
looking depressed; long face
to do for (the sake of someone else)
willpower; energy; vitality
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
excursion; field trip; school trip
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser