work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
pleasant feeling; good vibes
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
when it becomes; when it comes to
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
surroundings; environs; circumference
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to fold up; to fold into layers
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
silent (esp. of the passing of the night); piercing (cold)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
observation; survey; watching
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)