humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
appointment; assignment; promotion
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
older sister; elder sister
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to feel; to sense; to experience
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
dealing with; coping with
overall victory; championship
many; much; plenty; hardly
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
question; inquiry; enquiry
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to subsist; to keep on living
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away