housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
regulation; adjustment; control
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to put one's hand on; to touch
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
proposal; proposition; suggestion
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
had better ...; had better not ...