messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
half and half; fifty-fifty
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to press a question; to cross-examine
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to cross the line; to go too far
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way