viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
tea incrustation; tea stains (on teeth, cups, etc.)
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language
stopcock (gas, water); main valve; main tap; stop tap
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
along the road; along the way
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
inhalation (of air); inhaled air; intake (e.g. of air)
drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to iron; to do the ironing
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity