to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
sympathy; compassion; pity
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
shopping; purchased goods
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
vacuum bottle; thermos; jar
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
living; lifestyle; living room
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
one's house; one's home; one's family
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of