vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
father; dad; husband; you; he
to dye; to colour; to color
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to live; to reside; to inhabit
same village; same town; same province
license; permit; licence; certificate
technical high school; industrial high school
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
third stage; three stages
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
junior high school student; middle school pupil
former husband; late husband
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
knitting; knitted material; crochet
boy; son; baby boy; young man
return of something; repayment
to complain; to make a complaint
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
technical assistant; technician
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern