calamity; misfortune; disaster
preparation; arrangements
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
ding-dong (of a doorbell, intercom, etc.); doorbell; intercom; ding ding ding!; correct!
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
communication skills; communication ability
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
edge of the eaves; house frontage
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order