New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
father; dad; husband; you; he
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
last night; yesterday evening
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
difficult to ...; hard to ...
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
go that far; to that extent
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
memories; recollections; reminiscence
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
here and there; in places
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
small; fine; detailed; stingy
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation