to rub; to scrub; to scrape
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
information media; press; news organs
to say; to be pleased to say
abekawa mochi; rice cake with kinako
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
horseplay; fooling around
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to think too much; to be over-concerned
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)