narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to be away from home; to be out of the house
one more time; once more; once again
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
confections; sweets; candy; cake
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
eating between meals; snacking
eating only a little; having a small appetite
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
going home from work; on the way home from work
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
decision; settlement; definition
particularly; only; in the case of
gender; distinction of sex; sex
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
persistence; single-mindedness
being left out; being ostracized
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
while moving; on the move
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
general; popular; common; typical