to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
washing machine; (clothes) washer
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
electric appliance store; electrician
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
dehydration (removal of water); desiccation; spinning (laundry); spin cycle; dehydration (abnormal loss of body water)
physical work; manual labour (labor)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
caller; visitor; company; guest
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
with curious eyes; curiously
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
fixed date; appointed day
nothing but; except; no more than
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment