plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
when it becomes; when it comes to
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to go past; to pass; to pass by
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
while; during; while; although; all; both
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
falling asleep (in one's clothes); lying down to nap; crashing out
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
private tutor; coach; governess
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
time; hour; period; class
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep