pace; speed; pitch (distance between evenly spaced things, e.g. gear teeth); spacing; pitch (of a sound); pitch; pitching
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
feeling; sense; impression
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
imagination; supposition; guess
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
it's been a long time; long time no see
one's own chopsticks; washable chopsticks carried in a case (used instead of disposable chopsticks)
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
periodic; regular; routine
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean