to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
since when; from when; how long
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be free; to be available
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
in the face of; in defiance of
to have an idea; to have a clue
pregnancy; conception; gestation
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
having children; attempting to conceive
ancestor; forefather; foremother
one's long-cherished desire
self-control; self-restraint
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
silence (not speaking); muteness
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far