to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
happy family get-together
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
one's house; one's home; one's family
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
corridor; hallway; passageway
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
woman; female; feminine gender
two persons; two people; pair; couple
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
kitchen; financial situation; finances
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable