in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
that day; the very same day
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
document; official papers
to be absorbed in reading
to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
supply; provision; raising; procurement
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to spend time (on doing something)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
kitchen; financial situation
waste of time; killing time
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
way; method; means; resource; course
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
special; particular; peculiar; unique
such ... as; or some such
how long; how much; to what extent
to badger; to pester; to beg