preparation; arrangements
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
company; corporation; workplace
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
besides; in addition; also; moreover
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
sports-minded; sports-oriented