book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
close; intimate; on good terms
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
bento; Japanese box lunch
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
already; now; no longer; not any more
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
bento; Japanese box lunch
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to go out and away; to leave
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
if it is the case that ...
surely; certainly; without doubt
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
moment; brief space of time
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
as if nothing had happened
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)