remain standing; keeping standing (all the way)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
dulcin (type of artificial sweetener)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
number one; first; best; most; game; round
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to return a favor (favour); to repay
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
sick person; patient; invalid