chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to go along; to walk along; to follow
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
morning; forenoon; just before noon
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to get out of bed; to show a leg
living; lifestyle; living room
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
elder sister; older female friend
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)