to look down on; to condescend
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
bolt from the blue; great surprise
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
between times; when there's a spare moment
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
to have a narrow escape from death
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to breathe out; to exhale
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
article; news story; report; account
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
delicious; appetizing; appetising
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater