grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
cook-house; galley; kitchen
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
residence; housing; residential building
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern
washing machine; (clothes) washer
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
midwinter; dead of winter
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
successive generations; successive emperors
(large) house; residence; mansion
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort