self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
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; surroundings; circumstances
anything and everything; just about everything
sense of values; values; value system
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
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; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
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; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; 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; approval; consent
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
unable to resist; unable to suppress
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
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