pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
at once; immediately; right now
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
older sister; lass; young lady
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
stagnation; hindrance; delay
headquarters; head office; main office
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
don't worry about it; forget about it
happy memory; sweet memory
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
in unison; as one; united
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly