visitor (to a shop or restaurant); customer (visiting a store or restaurant); patron
Chinese-style stir-fry containing green peppers and meat; pepper steak (US)
working at home; telecommuting
long johns; long underpants; long underwear
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to cool something down (e.g. by adding water)
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
talk about divorce or separation
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
answering machine; answerphone
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping