busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
time; season; period; phase; stage
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
major cleanup; spring cleaning
right in the middle (of); midst; height
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
bento; Japanese box lunch
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
world; society; people; the public
making a rough estimate in one's head; expectation; anticipation
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
way of speaking; intimation
reading aloud; recitation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
if you do this; if this is the case
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
near; close; beside; third person
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly