performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
older sister; elder sister
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
softly; mildly; gently; politely
two persons; two people; pair; couple
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
nyctophobia; fear of the dark; scotophobia
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
at some point in the past; at some stage