to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
relation; connection; relevance
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
discovery; detection; finding
abuse; misuse; perversion
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
(turned out) all right in the end
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty