first thing in the morning
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
main cause; primary factor
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
being very popular; being in great demand; octopus dried on skewers
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
work; business; company; study
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to have an idea; to have a clue
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important