leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
Akiba; colloquial shortening of Akihabara
one's house; one's home; one's family
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to pile up; to accumulate
myself; yourself; I; me; you
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
environment; surroundings; circumstances
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
living; lifestyle; living room
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother