care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
openly; in public; without caring what others think
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
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
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
government office; public office
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
just because; even if; even though