serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
hospitalization; hospitalisation
(not) even once; (not) ever
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
spine; backbone; spinal column
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
as a child; when one was a child
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
(some) more; even more; longer; further
early on; earlier on; from early
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to apologize; to apologise
for example; for instance; e.g.
delivery pizza; home-delivered pizza
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
excursion; field trip; school trip