to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to say; to be called; to do
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
clearing one's throat; cough
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice