futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
major cleanup; spring cleaning
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to spend time (on doing something)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
(nature, etc.) observation diary
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
to be helpful; to be useful
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
from the beginning; from scratch
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
summertime; summer season