elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
dissimilation; catabolism; dissimilation (phonology); defamiliarization (artistic technique); ostranenie
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
common broom (Cytisus scoparius, Genista scoparia); Scotch broom; English broom
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
first-rate; finest quality; the best
gem; jewel; precious stone
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
decoration; ornament; trimmings
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
in comparison to; rather than
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive