housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
on time; on schedule; punctually
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
intersection on a go board; grid layout (e.g. of streets); grid pattern
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
water spirit; water nymph; naiad
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
big problem; major issue; big controversy
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to dry out; to become dry (and brittle); to go stale
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
sieve (for reducing soft solids to a pulp); pressing (food) through a sieve; pureeing (using a sieve)
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop