time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
complete change; about-face
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
absence; disregard; indifference
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
content-free chat; idle gossip
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker
to take; to catch; to capture
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
value analysis; volt-ampere; visual aid
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)