apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
tool; implement; means; furniture
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
as a child; when one was a child
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
selection; choice; option
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
how; in what way; how about; questionable
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
being good at cooking; good cook
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
(find) common (meeting) ground
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling