to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
if so; in that case; in that situation
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
instead; but (on the other hand)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
double; twice (as much); twofold
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
daily meals; three regular meals a day
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
fluttering (esp. of thick or heavy material); piece of dangling cloth, paper, metal, etc.
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
it's not like; it isn't as if
year in, year out; always; 24-7
cooking; food preparation
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to lend an ear to; to listen to
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
wages; pay; rental payment
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
(physical) growth; development
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to be bony; to be angular
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable