these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
growth period (in children)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to slap; to strike; to spank
one more time; once more; once again
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
on hand; readily available
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
almost every day; almost daily
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to take off one's clothes; to undress
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
hue; color phase; colour phase
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
reason for being; raison d'être
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
clothes for a newborn baby; baby clothes
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings