asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
guidance; leadership; leading the way
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
letter; missive; note; mail
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
long time; long interval; for quite some time
one of these days; someday; one day
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
genuine article; real thing; real deal
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification