cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
student (esp. a university student)
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
clear; precise; definite; distinct
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
continuously; throughout; in succession
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to be torn off; to come off
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
tension; mental strain; nervousness
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
in proportion to; according to; depending on
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
the opposite sex; isomerism