to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
moment by moment; hour by hour
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
the way back; the way home; return trip
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
maple (tree); red leaves (of autumn); autumn colors; layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors; venison
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
cooking; food preparation
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
home; household; family; hearth
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so