comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
expectation; anticipation; forecast
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
anesthesiologist; anaesthesiologist; anesthetist; anaesthetist
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
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)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
father who takes an active role in child rearing; father who enjoys child rearing
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else