willpower; energy; vitality
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
at least; at most; (even) just
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
study; diligence; discount; reduction
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
older sister; elder sister
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to support each other; to support one another
looking away; looking aside
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?