slope; slanting surface; bevel
commemorative stamp; cachet
living together (of two people)
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to be pregnant; to be with child
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
to support each other; to support one another
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
social phobia; chronic shyness; social anxiety disorder; stage fright
to complete decisively; to do to completion
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
virtue; charm; merit; good point
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to care for someone; to look after someone
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
ten-year-old; ten year old
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
to cause someone to worry