today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
serious; not joking; straight
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to get out of bed; to show a leg
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
long ago; already; a long time ago
in good health; alive and well; going strong
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
supply; supplying; replenishment
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
will not do; do not; does not
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
forcibly; against one's will
chair; stool; post; office; position
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange