moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
former (incumbent); predecessor
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
prohibition; inhibition; ban
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to become better; to improve
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
pregnancy; conception; gestation
oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child
convenience store lunch box
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
order; sequence; procedure