when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
over-fond parent; doting parent
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
and (also); both ... and; as well as
election campaign fund; electoral funds
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
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
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
patient's condition; pathology
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
being ordered to quit something by one's doctor (e.g. drinking, smoking, overeating); doctor's orders (to refrain from something); breaking up a match on doctor's orders (in boxing, etc.)
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
return to work; going back to work
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to give; to do (something) for
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
society; the world; the times
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of