gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
father; dad; husband; you; he
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to be born; to come into the world
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
class; heading; group; category
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)