one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to need; to demand; to take; to require
stealthily; secretly; in secret
everything; anything; nothing
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
physical work; manual labour (labor)
competent; suitable; qualified
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to put into effect; to put into practice
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to face on; to look out on to
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to go past; to pass; to pass by
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
beyond that point; after that
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
paste; glue; clothing starch
shoji (paper sliding door)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
serious; severe; grave; acute
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally