speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
foster father; adoptive father
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to pick up; to find; to gather
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
in case of; at that time; at this time
sales promotion; hard selling
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
business ability; business acumen
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
by means of; due to; because of; according to
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
number one; first; best; most; game; round
second; number two; runner-up
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom