studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
senior high school; high school
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
just because; even if; even though
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
boy; son; baby boy; young man
middle of the night; dead of night
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
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
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
first shrine visit of New Year
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
company president; manager; director
absence; disregard; indifference
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
prohibition; inhibition; ban
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
whichever one chooses; either way
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession