January; first month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
almost; roughly; approximately
to grimace; to make a wry face
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
tenth day of the month; ten days
middle of the night; dead of night
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to be powered on; to be turned on
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
electrical appliances; electric appliances
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep