preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
legless chair (used in a room with tatami flooring)
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
sound of voice; vocal sound
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
zip fastener; zipper; zip
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex; to start having interest in the opposite sex
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
stepwise; one step at a time
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
interview (e.g. for a job)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
abdomen; stomach; (lower) abdominal region; hypogastrium
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
inner thigh; inside of the thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; having one's toes turned inward; uchi-mata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
using all one's strength; using all one's might
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration