earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
third day of the month; three days
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
otolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
taste; palate; sense of taste
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
hey there; I say; see here
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
willpower; energy; vitality
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight