business; work; operations; service; duties
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
bittern; concentrated solution of salts (esp. magnesium chloride) left over after the crystallization of seawater or brine
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
Iwanami Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
quotation; citation; reference
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
young girl; lass; adolescent female
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
lately; recently; these days
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
nutritional value; food value
difference; disparity; gap
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by