thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
how long; how much; to what extent
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
business trip; official trip
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
basic rate (i.e. excluding optional service fees, usage charges, etc.); basic charge; base cost; base price
price increase; rise in price
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
half-game consisting of an east and south round
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
cooking class; cookery school
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
in comparison to; rather than
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
completely relying on others
pupil; student; schoolchild
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry