I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
getting (very) cold; becoming (much) colder; chill; cooling down (of economic activity); slowdown; decline
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
because of; owing to; due to
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
having no idea; having no clue
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
manners; behavior; behaviour
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
dish drainer; drainer tray; draining basket; perforated basket
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
dishwasher with drying function
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
my husband; one's family; family member
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
why; how; for what reason
yearned for; longed for; missed
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome