All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
but; however; provided that
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
father; dad; husband; you; he
a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
such ... as; or some such
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo