regular time; stated period
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
preference; priority; precedence
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
feeling; sense; impression
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
apologies for the crude food
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to take (all of) into consideration
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
living; lifestyle; living room
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound