tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to become better; to improve
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
maid; helper; help; assistance