bento; Japanese box lunch
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
unfortunately; regrettably
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.)
settlement; solution; resolution
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to begin some form of lifestyle
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
living with one's parents; living at home
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable