being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
near oneself; close to one; familiar
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to intend; to be sure that
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
slight; thin; on the weak side
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
insane; mad; crazy; light in the head
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be well-timed; to be timely; to be opportune
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession