once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
home video game console; home console
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
how long; how much; to what extent
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
inflammation of a tendon (sheath); tendonitis; tendinitis; tenosynovitis; tenovaginitis; tendovaginitis
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
while; during (the time when)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to collect; to assemble; to gather
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
toxin; poisonous substance
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off