housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
while; during; while; although; all; both
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
human relations; personal relationships
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
office romance; workplace romance; love affair with colleague
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
suffix for familiar person
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that