shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to cease; to stop; to be over
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
large family; extended family
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
together; at the same time; same; identical
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
department of science and engineering
job hunting; job searching
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
name; given name; first name
law department; law school
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)