cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
generalization; generalisation; popularization; popularisation
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
financial power; financial means; wealth
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
not counted (in the score); not tallied
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
group; bunch; crowd; group
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
green tract of land; green space
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
better than nothing; better than none at all
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
blood vessel; blood relationship
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to affect; to impact; to influence
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
overhasty; rash; premature