interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
thinking back now; looking back
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
at once; there and then; immediately
unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
home; household; family; hearth
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
to move (house); to change residence
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
monetary; financial; pecuniary
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular