to bring; to take; to bring about
mother; motherboard; Mother (Superior); title of a senior nun
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
wherein; therein; thereinto
several people; a few people
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
beggar; sty (on the eyelid)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
had better ...; had better not ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
directions; instructions; orders; command
with a start; with a jump
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum