since one was born; (in) all one's life
living by oneself; living alone
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to subsist; to keep on living
to need; to call for; to require
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
only; merely; but; no more than
alone; by oneself; on one's own
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
picking; collecting; harvesting
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better