plank; thick board; plate glass; heavy metal sheet (esp. welding); heavy brocaded obi
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
to speak; to talk; to argue; to manage; to dispose of; to carry through
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
babble; gibberish; gobbledygook; gobbledegook
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to cease; to stop; to be over
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
companion; partner; spouse
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to assemble; to set up; to construct
free, unfettered and flexible; versatile; adaptable
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
to tighten; to press hard
to cut loose; to act without restraint; to throw off all inhibitions; to go wild
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops