to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to be kind to; to treat kindly
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
face with no make-up; sobriety
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
single word; a few words; brief comment
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
for your information; I'm telling you
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
winter vacation; winter holidays
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
first shrine visit of New Year
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
opening ceremony (of the school term)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!