sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
considerably; greatly; a lot
homecoming; returning home
kitchen; financial situation; finances
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
toilet paper; lavatory paper
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
dresser; dressing table; vanity table
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
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
how to keep fit; how to stay healthy; health management method
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child
rubdown with a wet towel; cold-water rubbing
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on