to polish up; to shine up
leather shoes; leather boots
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
traditional; conventional
thickness; profundity; depth
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
favorite; favourite; habitually used
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
first; first base; first baseman; fast
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
prevention; precaution; protection against
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
divorce; dissolution of adoption
powerless; helpless; incompetent
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
dishwashing; doing dishes
almost every day; almost daily
household economy; family finances
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
when it comes to; concerning
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to be dispersed; to get separated
you could say; you might say; verging on the