canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
at least; at most; (even) just
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
living thing; living creature; animal; life
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
don't you think?; indicates question
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
should; must; -able; probably; likely
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
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
having said that; on the other hand
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
trouble; bother; annoyance
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship