complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
rationing; rationing system
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
ardent; passionate; vehement
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to crow at the break of dawn (of a rooster, etc.); to mark the dawn; to proclaim the dawn
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
although; though; despite the fact that ...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but