to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
every person; each one; everybody
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
dishwashing; doing dishes
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
then; well; so; well then
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
rival; competitor; competition
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
good humour (humor); good mood
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry
clothes; clothing; garments
(one) scene (in a movie, etc.)
inside; interior; inner part
comparatively; relatively
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to have a meal; to take a meal
bento; Japanese box lunch
to ascend; to go up; to climb
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege