washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to release; to sweep out; to clean out
to sweep clean; to brush clean
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
trivial; not amounting to much
living room (Western style); sitting room
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
loved one; lover; sweetheart
alternately; by turns; one after the other
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
directly opposite; right in front
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
winner; victor; conqueror
with a broad grin; smirking
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
residence; housing; residential building
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)