to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
late at night; at a late hour
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
by myself; in person; by oneself
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
choice; selection; option
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
finger marks; dirt from the hands
to be smeared; to be covered
as stated; verbatim; literally
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to recall; to remember; to recollect
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way