children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
why; how; for what reason
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
starting late; late departure
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
name; given name; first name
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful