representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like