degree of difficulty; difficulty level
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
conservation of electricity; brownout
business trip; official trip
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
surely (not); certainly (not)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
bento; Japanese box lunch
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; anticyclone
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to like; to love; to be fond of
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
fine weather; fair weather
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
very hungry; starving; ravenous
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
relatively; comparatively
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust