irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
quarrel; dispute; argument
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
settlement; payment of account
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
way; method; means; resource; course
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
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)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
solidarity; joint; collective
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
both hands; both arms; ten
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to be damaged; to receive damage
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to lose money; to spend money
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot