cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
monument (commemorating a virtuous deed)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
useless; vain; aimless; idle
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
shopworn goods; dead stock; shelf warmer; being left unresolved for a long time (e.g. a problem); being shelved
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
shopworn goods; dead stock; shelf warmer; being left unresolved for a long time (e.g. a problem); being shelved
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
to shed light; to cast light
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
disorder; confusion; disturbance (of order, peace, etc.); corruption (e.g. of public morals)
handbook; manual; compendium
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
government; administration; statesmanship
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
planning; project; plan; design
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
seed; type of noodle dish; shaved ice with fruit syrup
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
sea level; (surface of) sea
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
declaration; statement; assertion
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times