tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
living room (Western style); sitting room
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
retainer; vassal; servant
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
here and there; in places
to become frayed; to become loose
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
other than; excluding; without
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
yearned for; longed for; missed
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little