to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
senior high school; high school
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
redoing; doing over again
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
what do you want?; can I help you?
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
late at night; at a late hour
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
from here; from this place
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
correction; rectification; mending; repair
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement