sad news; news of a death; death notice
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
bento; Japanese box lunch
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
used article (esp. clothes)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato puree)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
Japanese, Chinese and Western (e.g. when referring to food styles available, etc.)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
one's (living) environment
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
equality; impartiality; evenness
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
one day; (on) a certain day
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
ice cream soda; icecream soda
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
morning; forenoon; just before noon
period of time; time slot; time zone
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of