sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
every month; each month; monthly
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
time; season; period; phase; stage
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
grudge; complaint; reproach
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
curious; strange; unusual
to look around; to survey
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
feeling keenly; fully realizing
proposal; offer; request; application
qualifications; requirements; capabilities