home builder (esp. large nationwide company)
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
present form; present tense
frequenting; staying around
character building; formation of character; personality development
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
electrocardiograph; ECG; EKG
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
without sparing time for sleep
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to win the prize; to win the ring
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
clearing one's throat; cough
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
nuclear power plant; nuclear power generation; primary (e.g. primary immunodeficiency syndrome)
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times