housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
speech; expression; wording; language
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
menu; schedule; program; menu
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
diet; low calorie; reduced calorie
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
novel; story; (work of) fiction
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
legless chair (used in a room with tatami flooring)