simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
convenient; handy; useful
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
now that; since; so long as; because
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
by myself; in person; by oneself
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
opening ceremony (of the school term)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
senior high school; high school
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)