laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
outdoing a professional; putting an expert to shame
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
occurrence; happening; incident; event
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)