noon; midday; daytime; lunch
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
recommendation; referral; endorsement
personal (employee); employed; retained
main force; chief object; mainline
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to entrust; to leave to a person
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to split; to be split; to splinter
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
slowly and quietly; smoothly
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to lose weight; to become thin
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to prostrate oneself before
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should