time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
vice; immorality; corruption
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
same country; same province; the (said) country
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to press a question; to cross-examine
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
how can (one) do something
miser; niggard; cheapskate
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
attenuation; damping; decay
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
ups and downs; up-and-down
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding