methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
all over; all over the place; everywhere
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
though; notwithstanding; although
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
living room (Western style); sitting room
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
kitchen; financial situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)