cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
don't you think?; indicates question
squared timber; rectangular lumber
to mix; to stir; to blend
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
number one; first; best; most; game; round
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
filtration; filtering; percolation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
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
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
whole day and night; 24 hours
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to press oil
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
one thin flat object; one sheet