washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
dishwashing; doing dishes
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to press against each other; to huddle together
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to look down on; to make light of
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
rainy; showery; inclement
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross