to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
if you think about it; come to think of it
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
few decades; many decades; several decades
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
establishment; settlement
to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular; to fret; to sulk; to rain on and off
father; dad; husband; you; he
any more; any further; any better; any longer
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
sign; indication; omen; symptom
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
this world; this life; world of the living
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
witnessing; observing; sighting