to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
have a good day; take care; see you
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
construction; establishment
preparatory phase; preparatory period
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
method of treatment; cure; remedy
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to shake; to sway; to waver
carelessly; inattentively
second day of the month; two days