yearned for; longed for; missed
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
separate; scattered; apart
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
yourself; himself; herself
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
old woman; joker (in old maid)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature