task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
tool; implement; means; furniture
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
beforehand; in advance; previously
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to begin; to set about; to start
duty; function; office; mission; task
to release; to sweep out; to clean out
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva