open day; open house; day when prospective students can visit a university
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge; to break (a promise); to ignore
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
family vacation; family trip
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
head house (family); birthplace; originator
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
elopement; running away with a lover
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to relax; to feel at home
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
MacGuffin (plot device); McGuffin; maguffin
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence