brothers and sisters; siblings
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
sons and daughters; children; girl
helper; assistant; help; assistance
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to be detained; to take time
spare time; free time; leisure time
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
on the occasion of; at the time of
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
instant; moment; for an instant
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
lecture hall; lecture theatre; auditorium
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
how much; how many; to what extent
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point