consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
incident; affair; happening; event
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
world; society; people; the public
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
these days; nowadays; recently
living; lifestyle; living room
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
kitchen; financial situation
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
close; intimate; on good terms
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
zapping (through TV channels); channel surfing
program (e.g. TV); programme
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to peel; to skin; to pare
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam