to sweep clean; to brush clean
garden lantern; hanging lantern
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
second marriage; remarriage
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
cooking; food preparation
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
business; errand; nature of one's business
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
cave dwelling; troglodytism
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to apologize sincerely; to apologise sincerely
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
this one; this way; this method
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
pleased to make your acquaintance
large capital; enormous fund
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
hereditary custom; surviving tradition; teachings passed down from previous generations
must not do; should not do; do not do
to look down on; to make light of
one-fifth of the night (approx. 2 hours)
alliance; aimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
postwar period; period after Second World War
minerals and rocks; metal and stone utensils; epigraph
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance