strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
feeling; sense; impression
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
imagination; supposition; guess
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
it's been a long time; long time no see
one's own chopsticks; washable chopsticks carried in a case (used instead of disposable chopsticks)
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
together; at the same time; same; identical
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
periodic; regular; routine
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
in comparison to; rather than
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence