family; relatives; dependents; household
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
one by one; one after another; successively
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
big catch (fishing); good haul
wish; desire; ambition; choice
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
on the occasion of; at the time of
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
horseplay; fooling around