scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
early to bed early to rise
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to approach; to draw near
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
item; something that one "just has to have"
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
surroundings; environs; circumference
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly