major cleanup; spring cleaning
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
physical condition; state of health
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
the passing year; the old year
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
second day of the month; two days
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
Iwate prefecture (Tōhoku area)
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach