exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
summer vacation; summer holiday
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
to be enchanted; to be charmed
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
young bird; fledgling; chick; (young) chicken
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
to join forces; to cooperate
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
business trip; official trip
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
imperial court; royal court
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing