periodic; regular; routine
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to be helpful; to be useful
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
one part; one portion; one section
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
maid; helper; help; assistance
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
careless person; absentminded person; thoughtless person
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to cause a person trouble
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
top of the head; crown of the head