to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
else; in addition; besides
this kind of; this sort of; this; like this; in this way
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
place where one works; construction site; working area
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
closing of a school; closed school
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
ward office; council (regional)
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
staying the night; lodging (at)
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
finish; end; completion; result
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
not understanding; not knowing
to recall; to remember; to recollect