languid; weary; listless; melancholy
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
looks; features; (personal) appearance
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to lay aside; to set aside
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
husband and wife; married couple
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
periodic; regular; routine
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
proposal; proposition; suggestion
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
labour and management; labor and management
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
unqualified; unlicensed; uncertified
the world in general; society; convention