everyday life; daily life
buffet; self-service meal
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
confections; sweets; candy; cake
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
busy; having no (free) time
switching over to; migration; transition
moderate; proper; just right
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
cavalry; mobility; maneuverability
companion; company; tritagonist
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed