father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
straight-laced person; stubborn person
at the window; by the window; next to the window
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
migratory bird; bird of passage
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
returning to one's original family register; being reinstated in one's original family register; reenrollment (in a school); reenrolment
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
migration; move; emigration; immigration
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
invisibly; secretly; privately
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!