your home; your family; their home; (my) home
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
opening a business; opening a practice
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
(not) so much; (not) that much
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
since then; from that time; ever since
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to be mad about; to be hooked on
for a while; for some time; for a period
having sociable manners; sociable
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
race (of people); type of person
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
odds and ends; all; every
separation; farewell; parting
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
group; bunch; crowd; group
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet