sports-minded; sports-oriented
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
common knowledge; well-known fact
to overdo; to do too much
then; and (then); in that case; if so
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
one meal; one meal (a day)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
boarding (someone); catering; board; provided meals; cook; caterer
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be late; to be unpunctual
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
postwar period; period after Second World War
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
to be sooty; to be stained
to lean against; to set against
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
to start working; to take action
proper; right; reasonable
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
review; reconsideration; revision
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi