home builder (esp. large nationwide company)
conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry; phraseology; diction; rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
knee dislocation; making somebody's knees bend (by hitting them behind the knees with one's own knees)
old maid; frump; hag; old woman
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
electrocardiograph; ECG; EKG
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
handful; small amount; small number
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
I (alphabet letter); i; I; iodine (symbol)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
clearing one's throat; cough
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
information board; building directory
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
try; attempt; try (rugby)
answering machine; answer phone
branch manager; manager of a branch office
back off!; leave me alone!
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
answering machine; answerphone