mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
as; because; with; due to
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
the matter you have been talking about
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
coexistence; living together
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
curry in a pouch; retort-pouch curry
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment