sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
cosmetics; toilet articles
company; corporation; workplace
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
such a thing; something like that
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
program (e.g. TV); programme
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
family; members of a family
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
coexistence; living together
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...