housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
to be worn down; to be reduced
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
weight training; muscle training
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)