confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
one's way back; one's way home
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
setting a place; setting the table
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
proposal; offer; request; application
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
being good at cooking; good cook