to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
physical work; manual labour (labor)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
good feeling; feeling good
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
cotton gloves; working gloves
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
neglecting; leaving alone
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to throw open; to leave open
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
superman; superhuman person; Superman (superhero)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
keeping things tidy and in order
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
and; thereupon; because of that
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to live; to make a living; to get on with