point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
weekly publication; weekly magazine
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to get married; to accompany each other; to go together
regular customer; valued client
together; at the same time; same; identical
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
maternity leave; paternity leave
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
in that way; like that; that way
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)