come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
woman; female; feminine gender
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
only; merely; but; no more than
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
great speed; recklessly fast speed
stairs; stairway; staircase
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience