celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
urban area; urban district
height of summer; hottest part of summer
people; men and women; each person; everybody
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to be kind to; to treat kindly
control; management; supervision
analgesic; painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer (tranquiliser); anodyne
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
retention; maintenance; preservation
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
at the window; by the window; next to the window
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
good family; respectable family; decent family