returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
inattention; absent-mindedness
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to overdo; to do too much
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
hostility; animosity; enmity
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
high-quality goods; choice goods
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
half the body; half length
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words