there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
finger marks; dirt from the hands
outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
wax-leaf privet (Ligustrum japonicum); Japanese privet
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
return; arriving home; conclusion; reduction
crude drug; natural drug; galenical
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
flour; powder (for polishing, dusting, etc.)
unbleached muslin; calico
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
wide-awake to one's interests
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
classification; categorization; sorting
subdivision (into small parts)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
in accordance with; pursuant to; in proportion to; according to; in the same manner as; in the same way as
if so; in that case; then
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to be worried; to be troubled
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate