to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
while; during; while; although; all; both
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to whine; to make feeble complaints
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
steamed bun with minced pork filling
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
with the exception of; excepting; excluding