myself; yourself; I; me; you
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
for this very reason; that is exactly why
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
from now; from this moment; henceforth
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
nightlife; night amusements
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
the front; honest; upright; decent
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
I don't want to boast but
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
because of; owing to; due to
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to