to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
very loud volume; megavolume
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
being in tune (with each other); being on the same wavelength; being leaked (of information, secrets, etc.); (passing through) without hindrance; unobstructed
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
straightforwardly; being outspoken
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
planned; scheduled; systematic
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
dishwashing; doing dishes
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
in the same manner as before; the same as always
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that