reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
environment; circumstance
anything and everything; just about everything
sense of values; values; value system
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
that day; the very same day
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
by myself; in person; by oneself
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
staying behind; remaining; residual
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
unable to resist; unable to suppress
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
order; command; directions; instructions
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together