home delivery (of food); outside catering
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
serious; not joking; straight
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
diligent student; studious person
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to catch 'the stupid' (e.g. from talking to stupid people, watching mindless TV, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
father; dad; husband; you; he
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
older sister; lass; young lady
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
study; research; investigation
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch