to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
patisserie; pastry shop; French-style pastry
welcome!; nice to see you!
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
cooperation; collaboration
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
of course; certainly; naturally
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to increase; to add to; to augment
number of persons; personnel
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
sick person; patient; invalid
to pass (of time); to elapse
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
family; members of a family
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
always; all the time; never; usual; regular