to paint a picture; to draw a picture
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
general idea; concept; notion
existence; being; presence
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to care for someone; to look after someone
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
almost every day; almost daily
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
something like ...; something called ...
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
time; season; period; phase; stage