housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
physical examination; medical examination; health checkup; health screening
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
any more; any further; any better; any longer
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
suffix for familiar person
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!