marking; grading; scoring
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
destination (one is heading towards); goal
living; lifestyle; living room
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
everyday life; daily life
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things