news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
bento; Japanese box lunch
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
raw materials; ingredients
coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
proposal; proposition; suggestion
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to be sticky; to be close together
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
best regards; please take care of; please do
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
old friend; old acquaintance
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
not caring; not giving a damn
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone