to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
at least; at most; (even) just
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
same; similar; (just) like; equal
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
environment; surroundings; circumstances
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
3rd day of the month; three days
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
no!; no no!; no, not at all
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
the front; honest; upright; decent
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be smeared; to be covered
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
home area; home town; local
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...