convenient; handy; useful
society; the world; the times
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
periodic; regular; routine
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to become better; to improve
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
rest; break; recess; intermission
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...