housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
feeling; sense; impression
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
early on; earlier on; from early
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
latest version; latest edition
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
at first; in the beginning; originally
alone; by oneself; on one's own
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
no!; no no!; no, not at all
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to repeat; to do over again
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake