thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
by myself; in person; by oneself
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
with these words; while saying
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
memories; recollections; reminiscence
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
otherwise; or else; if not
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
area; region; district; locality
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
interference; intervention; meddling
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
country-bred; raised in the country
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly