father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
knowledge; information; opinion; view
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
battlefield; battleground
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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 recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
trailing; chasing after; imitation; imitating; clinginess (in babies, toddlers)
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
really; truly; indeed; good grief
imagination; supposition; guess
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
time; hour; period; class
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
is something that; is that which
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence