accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
older brother and younger sister
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
since when; from when; how long
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
American beaver (Castor canadensis)