cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
job hunting; job searching
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
at once; immediately; right now
to go out and away; to leave
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
by myself; in person; by oneself
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
how; in what way; how about
last week; the week before
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well