trouble; bother; annoyance
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
in that way; like that; that way
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
combat power; fighting strength
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
bedside; near one's pillow
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
platform; home; home base; home plate
to move (house); to change residence
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
looking depressed; long face
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to be greedy; to devour greedily
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
many; much; plenty; hardly
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth