going to bed; retiring (for the night)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
having a crush on someone; flushing
to cry and shout; to scream
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
aojiru; vegetable juice drink made from green leafy vegetables
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
reduction; weakening; attenuation; diminution; diminishment; lessening
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)