country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
(level of) comfort (in the place one lives)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
meaning; significance; sense
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
why; how; for what reason
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
instead; but (on the other hand)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
opening of a pool (e.g. for the summer season)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays