today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
major cleanup; spring cleaning
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
polishing with a dry cloth; wiping with a dry cloth
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on