production (e.g. play); direction
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
handrail; railing; banister
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be found; to be discovered
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
woman; female; feminine gender
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
father; dad; husband; you; he
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
had better ...; had better not ...