multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
cat (Felis catus); domestic cat; house cat; indoor cat
long ago; already; a long time ago
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
person who is ...; thing that is ...
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to lose heart; to lose motivation
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)