isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
homecoming; returning home
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
about when; about what time; how soon
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
trivial; not amounting to much
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to find fault with; to question
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following