to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
manner of using one's hands
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
widower; divorced man not remarried
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to face on; to look out on to
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
of course; certainly; naturally
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
handrail; railing; banister
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to push aside; to push one's way through
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet