grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
refining; polishing (of rice)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
group; bunch; crowd; group
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
instability; insecurity; crankiness
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
bento; Japanese box lunch
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
bento; Japanese box lunch
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
cooperation; collaboration
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
individual; one by one; separate; each
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
regular customer; valued client
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble