bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
unexpectedly; surprisingly
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
university student; college student
older sister; elder sister
period of time; time slot; time zone
stairs; stairway; staircase
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
smallish; on the small side
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
great difference; major mistake
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
holding two or more positions concurrently
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
name; given name; first name
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd