hallway slippers; indoor shoes; overshoes; rubbers; galoshes
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
devotion; attachment; infatuation
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
spirit; heart; disposition
depression; low spirits; dejection
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
promoting; increase; advance
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
in time of need; for a rainy day; in case of emergency
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
hourly; from one minute to the next; from hour to hour; moment by moment; with each passing moment
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
baton (of command); order; command; direction
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close