housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
garden lantern; hanging lantern
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
garden pond; miniature lake; fountain
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
rightful claimant; beneficiary; right holder
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
vanity case; cosmetics case
round, wooden container for cooked rice
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
running amok (amuck); committing an outrage; rampageous behavior
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
endurance; perseverance; patience
former master; late master
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away