to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
cooperation; collaboration
another's parent; another's parents
just a minute; small quantity
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
stairs; stairway; staircase
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
placing a meal in front of one
meal set before one; women's advances
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to be able to manage somehow or another
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
skirt steak; meat cut from the diaphragm; belly meat (e.g. salmon); peritoneal meat (e.g. chicken)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
serious relationship (esp. one with the prospect of marriage)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information