landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
home delivery (of food); outside catering
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
(ship's) anchor; anchor (final runner or swimmer in a relay race); (news) anchor; anchorman; anchor (in HTML); link to a previous post (on a message board); anchor (soccer position)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
existence; being; life; survival
probability; likelihood; chances
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
tiled; covered with tiles
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
dining; dining room; meal