diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
prohibition; inhibition; ban
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
and (also); both ... and; as well as
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to discuss; to talk together
nothing in particular; none in particular
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
end; close; conclusion; termination
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition