abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
not understanding; not knowing
shopping; purchased goods
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
depending on; dependent on
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
tacit; unspoken; implicit
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
empirical; from experience
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
general idea; concept; notion