matter for great congratulation
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
bento; Japanese box lunch
factory; plant; mill; workshop
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
you could say that; that might be so
have a good day; take care; see you
in the morning; during the morning
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
shopping; purchased goods
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to have a meal; to take a meal
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
foreign; abroad; overseas
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
Italian; Italian food; Italian cuisine
don't you think?; indicates question
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
president (of a society); chairman