general; popular; common; typical
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
very loose; slowly; leisurely
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
whispering into a person's ear
folding; collapsible; telescopic
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
triumphant return; returning in triumph
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to approach; to draw near
to remember; to keep in mind
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
(short) rest; breather; break
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
interior design; interior; upholstery
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other