mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
woman with a turbulent love life; woman always having man trouble
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
widower; divorced man not remarried
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to help each other; to cooperate
job; work; duties; trade; skill
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to live; to reside; to inhabit
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
prevention; precaution; protection against
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
small restaurant; eating house
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-