may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
trouble; bother; annoyance
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be kind to; to treat kindly
living by oneself; living alone
I see; that's right; indeed
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
simply; merely; only; solely
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
one's share; one's portion
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to move (house); to change residence
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
close; intimate; on good terms
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
the other day; lately; recently
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
participation; joining; entry; adherence
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously