to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
4th day of the month; four days
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
front; frontage; facade; main
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
alternately; by turns; one after the other
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
no, not like that (but like this)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
in that manner; like that
qualifications; requirements; capabilities