at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
family; members of a family
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
district; section; sector
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
serious look (on one's face); straight face
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
day (as in holiday); daytime
cooking class; cookery school
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
(husband and wife) earning a living together
so-and-so; who?; which people?
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
instant noodles; instant ramen
at first; in the beginning; originally
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to follow another's example
last week; the week before
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue