time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to concern; to be related
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to go out and away; to leave
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
life; living; I; me; student
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
comparatively; relatively
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
so; therefore; and; (and) then
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to lay aside; to set aside
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
one by one; one after another; successively
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)