by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
until now; so far; up to the present
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
household; home; family; housekeeping
family; members of a family
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
disorder; chaos; confusion
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
people; men and women; each person; everybody
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be erected; to be built
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
milking; milker; milkmaid
man; male; masculine gender
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward