to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
floor above; floor upstairs
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
snow-white; pure; immaculate
shopping; purchased goods
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to distribute; to hand out
cooking; food preparation
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
trouble; quarrel; dispute
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella