the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
front; frontage; facade; main
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
evening meal; supper; dinner
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
period of time; time slot; time zone
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
chance; opportunity; occasion
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
proposal; offer; request; application
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
woman; lady; adult female
losing weight; slimming; lean person