recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
originally; by nature; from the start
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to be conspicuous; to stand out
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
forcibly; against one's will
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)