to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
pronunciation; production of sound
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
two rooms and a combination dining-kitchen
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
business trip; official trip
as before; as ever; as it was originally
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
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.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
high and low; rise and fall
difference; variation; difference
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin