to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
incessant working; working non-stop
work style; way of working
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to fall ill; to be taken ill
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
systematic; regular; routine
keeping things tidy and in order
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
from here; from this place
reading aloud; reading (a kanji) by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
to need; to call for; to require
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship