usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
ill will; malice; evil intent
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
food storage; provision store; pantry
preliminary arrangements; spade work
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
journey; route of a journey
you could say; you might say; verging on the
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)