clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
washing machine; (clothes) washer
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
watering hole; watering place
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
with a (heavy) creak; with a (dull) squeak; with a grating sound; with a rasping sound
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
passing of years; lapse of time; aging; ageing
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to lean against; to set against
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
basket; basketball; basket cloth
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to take a picture; to take a photo
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
discovery; detection; finding
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
several sheets (flat objects)
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging