cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)
hospitality; treating like a guest
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
silverware; silver tableware
authenticity; credibility
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
strange; rare; novel; curious
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
favorite sword; cherished sword
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo