clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
growth period (in children)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to entrust; to leave to a person
health management; health maintenance; health care
having said that; on the other hand
to this extent; to this degree; this much
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
estimate (of costs); budget
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration