family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
difficult to ...; hard to ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
had better ...; had better not ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
human relations; personal relationships
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
shades of evening; dead of night
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
back off!; leave me alone!
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
how; in what way; how about
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
due form; official; formality
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance