explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
by myself; in person; by oneself
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method