fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
reopening; resumption; restarting
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
several times; a few times
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to be needed; to be wanted
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
guidance; leadership; leading the way
entry; approach; penetration
to slide into; to slip into
kitchen; financial situation
cookware; cooking utensil
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
silver utensil; silverware
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles