washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
clear; precise; definite; distinct
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
well-bred; of good upbringing
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse
in succession; one by one
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
mass communication; mass media
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
stillness; repose; standing still
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
retry; another try; another go