washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
room allocation; assignment of rooms
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
remaining; left-over; excess
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
club activities; extracurricular activities
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely