major cleanup; spring cleaning
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
warm and gentle (mood); warm glow
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
puffing (smoke or steam); puff-puff (of a steam locomotive); steaming; (one's body) feeling hot; coo-coo (of a pigeon); choo-choo (train); pigeon
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to eat up; to consume (completely)
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
flight; desertion; escape
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
planned; scheduled; systematic
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
one meal; one meal (a day)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
series of battles; successive battles
civilized person; civilized people