to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
with these words; while saying
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
estate sale; estate liquidation
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
how; in what way; how about
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
farm owner; plantation owner
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to degenerate; to lapse into
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small