to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
chair; stool; post; office; position
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to jump up and down; to hop
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
letter; missive; note; mail
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
living; lifestyle; living room
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
opposite; reverse; contrary
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
day after day; day by day
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that