to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
complete change; about-face
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
at the time; in those days; then
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
woman who has divorced and moved back to her parents; moving back to one's parents after getting divorced; leaving and then returning (to a company, etc. one has previously left); leaving from and returning to the same port (of a ship)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
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
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
living by oneself; living alone
to return to where one came from; to return to one's parents' home (after a divorce or separation)
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
to move (house); to change residence
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)