severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
voyage; passage; travelling
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
even though; despite; when
bursting at the seams; bulging
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil something until it is done (e.g. vegetables)
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
to let (food) cool slightly after cooking
cold storage; refrigeration