demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
operating expenses; budget
every month; each month; monthly
support; backing; aid; assistance
to be silent; to say nothing
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
family; members of a family
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
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