door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
bento; Japanese box lunch
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
difficult to ...; hard to ...