cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
favorite; favourite; habitually used
wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
one thin flat object; one sheet
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
without leaving any trace
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
one's own style; self-taught manner
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
Japanese robin (Erithacus akahige)
quite unconcerned; nonchalant
to relax; to feel at home
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter