winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
such ... as; or some such
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
blue tarpaulin; blue plastic waterproof sheeting
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
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
from now; from this moment; henceforth
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
taping (e.g. an injured joint)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
several times; a few times
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
pronunciation; production of sound
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty