pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
good family; respectable family; decent family
sons and daughters; children; girl
manners; behavior; behaviour
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
last night; yesterday evening
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
terrain; geographical features; topography
timewise; temporal; chronal
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
minimum; at the very least
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
The Tempest (play by Shakespeare, sonata by Beethoven)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
coma; deep sleep; falling fast asleep
probability; likelihood; chances
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)