terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to sell off; to sell completely
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
clothes; clothing; garments
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
maid; helper; help; assistance
directions; instructions; orders; command
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
tenth day of the month; ten days
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
until now; so far; up to the present
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)