housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
place for relaxation and refreshment
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
hospitalization; hospitalisation
sickroom; hospital room; ward
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
one room apartment; studio apartment
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
fruit knife; paring knife
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
soon; shortly; before long