washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
while; even though; despite
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
don't you think?; indicates question
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence