state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
curse; spell; malediction
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
housing district; residential district
area; region; district; locality
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
living together (of two people)
common use; communal use; sharing
ding-dong (of a doorbell, intercom, etc.); doorbell; intercom; ding ding ding!; correct!
phone scam involving a pretended relative
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to remove; to move out of the way
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
blow; hit (on the body); beating
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
house search; search of the premises; raid
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
wild boar and domestic pig hybrid; boar-pig hybrid
depending on; dependent on
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of