in turns; alternately; in order
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
shopping; purchased goods
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
one's last moments; hour of death
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
simple honesty; tactless frankness
great cause; moral law; justice
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
two (long cylindrical things)
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
long; drawn-out; very long
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
full Japanese court dress of traditional fashion
front shrine; hall of worship
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
show; exhibition; spectacle