devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
scheduled date; expected date; date a baby is due; expected delivery date; due date
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
demon of ill health; disease
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
toast; congratulatory cup
extended leave; long vacation
society; public; community; social studies
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
hating; strongly disliking
serves you right!; see what happens!
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
diagnosis and treatment; medical care