newspaper with a lot of advertisements and delivered for free of charge
daily wages; payment by the day
fax; facsimile; fax machine
start button (e.g. in Windows)
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
to look down on; to condescend
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
from the beginning; from scratch
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
manners; behavior; behaviour