maid; helper; help; assistance
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
generation; the world; the age
postwar period; period after Second World War
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
living room (Western style); sitting room
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
that's the way it is; such is life
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly