detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to have a meal; to take a meal
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
bedside; near one's pillow
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
Ave Maria (prayer); Hail Mary
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
very young; little; childish; immature
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
in the same way as; just like