heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to become locked; to lock
beginning; outset; first; onset
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
school building; schoolhouse
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
3rd day of the month; three days
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat