one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
persistence; single-mindedness
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
truancy; school non-attendance
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
summer vacation; summer holiday
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
second marriage; remarriage
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
name; given name; first name
rather; better; instead; if anything
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
all; entire; whole; altogether
no!; no no!; no, not at all
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter