cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
weather forecast; weather report
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
until now; so far; up to the present
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
neighbourhood; neighborhood
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
raw noodles; uncooked noodles
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
(one's) current position; current location; present position
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
scatterbrain; absent-minded person; careless person; rash person; hasty person
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love