satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
ice house; ice room; cold room
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
early (days); initial stage; initial
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to state; to express; to mention
locality; local area; limited area
entire world; whole world; world stage
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to be profitable; to yield a profit
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
stay of execution; suspended sentence
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
state of the war; war situation
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
brave warrior; hero; brave man