demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
not necessarily so; is not always true
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
something like ...; something called ...
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
dish dressed with sesame sauce
shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
coincident with; while; simultaneously
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric); creases in an eboshi hat
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
busy; having no (free) time
even though; despite; when
housewife demographic; housewives
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
program (e.g. TV); programme
health; healthy; sound; fit
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment