hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
payment of debts; repayment
being carried out; being put into practice; in operation
valuable article; valuables
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
blending of Japanese and Western styles
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
temporary; transitory; short-lived
migration; move; emigration; immigration
this and that; various things
marking; grading; scoring
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
notification; pre-1886 administrative order