to repeat; to do something over again
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
trouble; bother; annoyance
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to live; to make a living; to get on with
impudent; shameless; brazen
1,000,000; one million; million; many
10,000,000,000; ten billion
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to follow another's example
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
that's the way it is; such is life