steamed towel; steaming hot towel
moving about; stirring about
answering machine; answerphone
hiding one's embarrassment
very much; very many; more and more
the teaching profession; education of laity
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
(police) detective; criminal matter
cellophane tape; adhesive tape; Sellotape
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
odds and ends; all; every
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
fixed date; settlement date
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to crack (an egg, etc.) into a container
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
emperor (of Japan); mikado