kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
the other day; lately; recently
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
it's been a long time; long time no see
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
time; hour; period; class
please (give me); please (do for me)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
middle of the night; dead of night
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
operating a cash register
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding