to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to carry around; to carry on one's person
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
two (long cylindrical things)
love affair; sensual pleasures
support; backing; patronage
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
result; fruit (of); product (of)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to call together; to convene
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
baked seaweed; toasted seaweed
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
equality; impartiality; evenness