hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
duty; obligation; responsibility
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
work; business; company; study
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
actor; actress; player; performer
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
military affairs; military service
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate