since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
very interesting; of great interest
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to put on airs; to assume importance
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
presence; sitting with; being with
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
independence from parents
it's not like; it isn't as if
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
cooperation; collaboration
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
staying the night; lodging (at)