return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
note (for reference); remarks; N.B.
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
failure; mistake; blunder
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
reading aloud; recitation
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
quarrel; dispute; argument
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
and yet; though; when; in spite of
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave