to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
videophone; video telephone; video call
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
person of culture; cultured person
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
kitchen; financial situation; finances
dishwashing; doing dishes
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
leaving everything up to someone else
maid; helper; help; assistance
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
raising and lowering; loading and unloading (cargo); praising and criticizing
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
product; produce; result; fruit
it's been a long time; long time no see
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
old friend; old acquaintance
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
way of calling (something or someone)
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system); old man; white ash (of charcoal)
distinction; discrimination
one's house; one's home; one's family; house
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)