alone; by oneself; on one's own
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
sports ground; sports oval
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
shopping; purchased goods
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
natto (fermented soybeans)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to take (be in) charge of
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
menu; list of meals (e.g. for the week)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
tool; implement; means; furniture
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp