to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
beginning; outset; first; onset
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
way; method; means; resource; course
tension; mental strain; nervousness
originally; by nature; from the start
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
beforehand; in advance; previously
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
gender; distinction of sex; sex
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little