illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
still; even now; to this day
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
one house; the same house
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
to head home; to leave for home
as one had hoped; as one wishes
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
beachfront park; park by the sea
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
consideration; taking into account
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
slightly heavy; a little heavy
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)
free agent; free agency; factory automation
concurrent engineering; CE
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
start of a romance; beginning of love