situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to accept; to receive; to agree
rather; sooner; preferably
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
5th day of the month; five days
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
gossip; corner of the mouth
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk