sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
family a woman has married into
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
name; given name; first name
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
on the occasion of; at the time of
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
way of speaking; intimation
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
by means of; due to; because of; according to
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
divorce; dissolution of adoption
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
story; tale; talk; discussion
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal