does not seem; unlikely; improbable
desperately; for one's dear life
early (days); initial stage; initial
as usual; as is one's habit
function; facility; faculty; feature
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
reproachful; hateful; bitter
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true