periodic; regular; routine
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
and so; therefore; for that reason
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to subsist; to keep on living
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
power; authority; jurisdiction
established fact; fait accompli
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
decision; settlement; definition
adopted daughter; foster daughter
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
middle of the night; dead of night
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be found; to be discovered
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)