soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
maid; helper; help; assistance
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
hospitalization; hospitalisation
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to be worried; to be troubled
to whine; to make feeble complaints
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
while; during (the time when)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
tradition; legend; folklore
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
reading matter; reading material