to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you; he
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
near; nearby; not far off
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
one's real father; natural father; biological father
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
concealment; suppression; hiding
to hold fast; to protect to the end
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
to choke; to have trouble breathing
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to be needed; to be wanted
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
vacant house; unoccupied house
to subsist; to keep on living
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
living with one's parents; living at home
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
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