housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
to become vulgar; to coarsen
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
Panaeolus papilionaceus (species of poisonous mushroom)
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to be boiled; to be cooked
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)