bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to wash away; to rinse off
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
cool biz; Japanese Ministry of the Environment campaign encouraging people to wear lighter clothes and companies to set their air conditioners to 28°C in the summer
slip-on (shoe); slip-on shoes
leather shoes; leather boots
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
outside the country; abroad
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
... years old; age (of) ...
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)