how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
all; entire; whole; altogether
don't you think?; indicates question
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
re-coating (e.g. repainting, respraying, etc.)
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
spring water; clear (pure) water
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
reason; cause; circumstances
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
letter; missive; note; mail
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to subsist; to keep on living
alone; by oneself; on one's own
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
to be born; to come into the world