to accompany; to follow; to assemble (necessary items); to prepare
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
that is to say; so that means
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
much less; to say nothing of
senior high school; high school
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
same village; same town; same province
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
composite image; photomontage; photoshopped image
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
asking would be rude; tasteless question
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
whereabouts; country; one's home village; one's residence
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)