I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
father; dad; husband; you; he
business trip; official trip
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
morning; forenoon; just before noon
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to oil (e.g. a frying pan); to grease
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
weather forecast; weather report
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
item; something that one "just has to have"
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
to invite in; to show someone in
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
answering machine; answerphone
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)