lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
what day?; what day of the week?
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
housewife demographic; housewives
every evening; night after night
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
broad-bladed kitchen knife (for dressing fish); deba knife
polish; grinding; sharpening
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
hardware store; hardware dealer; ironmonger
new building; new construction
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
sewing scissors; dressmaker's shears
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)