house where one was born; one's parents' house
royal capital; imperial capital
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
street; quarter; district; area
to own; to receive; to understand
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
wet nurse; nursing mother
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
in one's own way or style
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune