very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
traditional; customary; conventional
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to temper thoroughly; to train well
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
one's principal residence; main home
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
consequently; as a result; in the end
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
your (visual) observation
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
absolutely; positively; decidedly
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
nape (of the neck); nucha
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
sense of smell; olfaction
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work